''Rome 1585'' ( it, I masnadieri), also known as ''The Mercenaries'', is a 1961 Italian

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co-written and directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Daniela Rocca and

Antonio Cifariello Antonio Cifariello (19 May 1930 – 12 December 1968) was an Italian actor and documentarist. Life and career Born in Naples, son of the sculptor Filippo Cifariello, Antonio started his career in 1950 as the main actor, credited as Fabio ...

. It is Bonnard's last film.

Plot

Cast

* Daniela Rocca as Alba di Porto Reale *

as Captain Mellina * Salvo Randone as

Pope Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V ( it, Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order ...

* Folco Lulli as Fra Silenzio *

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as Esmeralda * Yvonne Sanson as Olimpia Gonzales * Livio Lorenzon as Duke of Bolsena * Giulio Donnini * Gianni Solaro * Nerio Bernardi * Mino Doro

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* 1960s historical adventure films Italian historical adventure films Italian swashbuckler films Films directed by Mario Bonnard Films set in the 1580s Films set in Rome 1960 films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub