''Il vecchio testamento'', English title ''The Old Testament'' is a
1962 Italian
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French widescreen
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international co-production
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epic shot in Yugoslavia that was based on the
Maccabean revolt
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against the Syrians of 166 B.C. It was directed and co-written by
Gianfranco Parolini
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and starred
Brad Harris
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in one of their frequent collaborations.
Cast
In the American release several of the cast were credited with surnames of American actors who had appeared in Biblical films such "John (Charlton) Heston" and "Susan (Debra) Paget".
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Brad Harris
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... Simon
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Djordje Nenadovic ...
Judas Maccabeus
Judah Maccabee (or Judas Maccabeus, also spelled Machabeus, or Maccabæus, Hebrew: יהודה המכבי, ''Yehudah HaMakabi'') was a Jewish priest (''kohen'') and a son of the priest Mattathias. He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleuci ...
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Ivano Staccioli
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Staccioli made 70 appearances between 1960 and 1991, mostly in film. He is best known for his appearances in historical adventures and action or western films in the 1 ...
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes
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Franca Parisi
Franca Parisi (born 28 September 1933) is an Italian actress.
Biography
Parisi graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia of Rome in 1955, and made her screen debut that same year in Raffaello Matarazzo's film '' The White Angel'' ...
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Mara Lane
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Early life
Lane was born in Vienna, Austria. She is the eldest daughter of Russian-born pianist mother Olga Mirono ...
... Diotima
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Philippe Hersent
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Filmography
References
External links
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1912 births
1982 deaths
French male film actors
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Carlo Tamberlani
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... Mattathias
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Jacques Berthier ... Apollonius, military commander of Seleucid Empire
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Alan Steel
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1962 films
1962 drama films
1960s action adventure films
Cultural depictions of the Maccabees
1960s Italian-language films
Peplum films
Films based on the deuterocanonical books
Films about religion
Religious epic films
Films directed by Gianfranco Parolini
Italian action adventure films
Films scored by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Sword and sandal films
1960s Italian films
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