Amazons of Rome

Amazons of Rome

105 mins | Drama, Adventure | March 24, 1961

Marching down the Italian peninsula to sack ancient Rome, Etruscan warrior Drusco instead offers to hold back his onslaught if the Romans hand over hostages, including Clelia, the sexy leader of a clan of woman warriors. But before long, intrigue and betrayal unravel the fragile peace. Directors Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and Vittorio Cottafavi helm this vintage sword-and-sandal epic.

Amazons of Rome

105 mins | Drama, Adventure | March 24, 1961

Amazons of Rome
Marching down the Italian peninsula to sack ancient Rome, Etruscan warrior Drusco instead offers to hold back his onslaught if the Romans hand over hostages, including Clelia, the sexy leader of a clan of woman warriors. But before long, intrigue and betrayal unravel the fragile peace. Directors Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and Vittorio Cottafavi helm this vintage sword-and-sandal epic.
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers Regina Films, Critérion Film, Cine-Italia Film
Original title Le vergini di Roma
Directors Giorgio Cristallini, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Vittorio Cottafavi, Giorgio Capitani, Suzanne Schiffman
Writers Gaetano Loffredo, Pierre O'Connell, Luigi Emmanuele, Léo Joannon

Cast

Louis Jourdan

as Drusco

Sylvia Syms

as Clelia

Jean Chevrier

as Porcenna, Etruscan leader

Nicole Courcel

as Lucilla, Porcenna's wife

Ettore Manni

as Horatio / Cocles, Roman Consul

Paola Falchi

as Aurelia

Renaud Mary

as Stravos

Michel Piccoli

as Console Publicola

Corrado Pani

as Muzio Scevola

Nicolas Vogel

as Rasmal

María Luisa Rolando

as Donna Romana

Carlo Giustini

as Bruto