''The Throne of Fire'' ( it, Il trono di fuoco) is a 1983 Italian film directed by
Franco Prosperi
Franco Prosperi (2 September 1926 – 17 October 2004) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, active between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s.
Born Francesco Prosperi in Rome, Prosperi began his career as an assistant director with ...
. The film is among the ''
peplums'' of the 1980s to feature a woman as the central character, along with ''
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'', ''
Hundra'' and ''
Barbarian Queen
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''.
Production
Parts of ''Throne of Fire'' were shot at
Bracciano in Rome with interiors shot at De Paolis Studios and Elios studios in Rome.
The film reuses the village raid sequence from the 1982 film ''
Barbarian Master''.
Release
''The Throne of Fire'' was released on 17 June 1983 in Italy and on 5 June 1986 in the United States.
Reception
In his overview of 1980s action films, Daniel R. Budnik described the film as a "''
Conan'' rip-off from Italy" that was closer to "peplum from the late 1950s" and had a similar "meandering feel" that the films of that era had.
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Peplum films
Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli
Sword and sandal films
Films shot in Rome
Films directed by Franco Prosperi
1980s Italian films
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