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''Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules'' ( it, L'ultimo gladiatore, lit=The Last Gladiator) is a 1964 ''peplum'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Richard Harrison and Lisa Gastoni.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 1998. .


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* Richard Harrison as Glaucus * Lisa Gastoni as
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as Ena * Philippe Hersent as
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as Silius * Gianni Solaro as Cassius Chaerea *
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as Lucilius * Charles Borromel as
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as Procusa *
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* Livio Lorenzon as Prefect of the court * Enzo Fiermonte


Release

''Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules'' was released on June 27, 1964. In Italy, it had a runtime of 98 minutes and was titled ''L'ultimo gladiatore''.


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''Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules''
at Variety Distribution 1960s adventure films Peplum films French historical adventure films Films directed by Umberto Lenzi Films set in the Roman Empire Films set in the 1st century Films about gladiatorial combat Cultural depictions of Claudius Cultural depictions of Messalina Depictions of Caligula on television Sword and sandal films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub