Peplum
The sword-and-sandal, or peplum film (pepla plural) is a genre of largely Italian-made historical or biblical epics (costume dramas) that dominated the Italian film industry from 1958 to 1965, eventually being replaced in 1965 by the Spaghetti Western.
The pepla attempted to emulate the big-budget Hollywood historical epics of the time, such as Spartacus, Samson and Delilah and The Ten Commandments.
The terms "peplum" (referring to the togas or robes which the ancient Romans wore) and "sword-and-sandal" were used in a condescending way by film critics. Italian director Vittorio Cottafavi called the genre "Neo-Mythology".
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The pepla attempted to emulate the big-budget Hollywood historical epics of the time, such as Spartacus, Samson and Delilah and The Ten Commandments.
The terms "peplum" (referring to the togas or robes which the ancient Romans wore) and "sword-and-sandal" were used in a condescending way by film critics. Italian director Vittorio Cottafavi called the genre "Neo-Mythology".
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- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRory CalhounLea MassariGeorges MarchalWhile holidaying in Rhodes, an Athenian war hero becomes involved in two plots to overthrow the tyrannical king: one from Rhodian patriots, and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.
- DirectorGiacomo GentilomoStarsSergio CianiJany ClairAnna Maria PolaniHercules is summoned to oppose the evil Queen Samara, who has allied herself with aliens and is sacrificing her own people in a bid to awaken a moon goddess.
- DirectorAlbert BandStarsGordon ScottPaul StevensMart HulswitThe mighty Hercules battles a sea monster to save the legendary city of Troy.
- DirectorDomenico PaolellaStarsMark ForestJosé GreciMaria Grazia SpinaThough Genghis Khan eventually sought peace with the West, his death in 1227 AD puts into power his three war-like sons: Sayan, Susdal, and Kin Khan. These sons quickly overrun the city of Tuleda and take prisoner Princess Bianca, though young Prince Alessio escapes. Hercules comes to the rescue of Bianca, winning her freedom in a tournament in exchange for becoming a slave himself. Forces from the West soon come to re-take Tuleda and Hercules -- freed from his bonds -- helps to dispatch Genghis Khan's three sons while again saving Bianca and reuniting her with her young brother.
- DirectorPiero PierottiStarsSergio CianiMimmo PalmaraJosé GreciIn 16th century Spain, Don Francisco reluctantly betroths his daughter, Blanca, to the arrogant Don Ramiro in order to preserve the lands in the family estate. Then Don Juan, Don Francisco's nephew and Blanca's true love, returns from the war in Flanders. Don Juan dons a mask and joins with a gypsy band led by Estella to fight against the forces of Don Ramiro. In this effort he's aided by a bare-chested muscleman and also by Captain Blasco who works for Don Ramiro but whose sympathies lie elsewhere.
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiStarsRichard HarrisonWandisa GuidaEttore ManniAn elite group of soldiers led by the courageous Claudius Marcellus are handpicked by Julius Caesar to embark on a desperate and dangerous suicide mission to destroy the Druids' secret weapon.
- DirectorAlberto De MartinoAntonio MompletStarsRichard HarrisonIsabelle CoreyLivio LorenzonA Roman warrior leads a revolt against an evil ruler.
- DirectorDomenico PaolellaStarsDan VadisGloria MillandJosé GreciIn order to persuade the Emperor to spare his village, the mighty Ursus is forced to fight the greatest gladiator in Rome in the Roman Arena.
- DirectorAntonio LeonviolaStarsSusy AndersenJoe RobinsonHarry BairdA race of Amazon warriors is enslaving the men of a country, and the mighty Thor is called upon to help them regain their freedom.
- DirectorVittorio CottafaviStarsMark ForestBroderick CrawfordGaby AndréA warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.
- DirectorAntonio LeonviolaStarsMark ForestMoira OrfeiPaul WynterMaciste arranges for himself and his new friend Bangor to be captured by a mysterious band of white-clad marauders and taken to an underground city. There the two are forced to turn an enormous wheel along with other captives as part of a gold-and-diamonds mining operation. The underground city's queen, Halis Mosab, takes note of the handsome, muscular Maciste and chooses him to be her consort if he can meet such challenges as saving the kidnapped Princess Saliura from a gigantic ape. Maciste kills the ape and carries Saliura back to the aboveground world. The white-clad marauders can't follow them if it means being caught in the sunlight which instantly dissolves them. Maciste then returns to the underground city to save the other captives. Meanwhile, high priest Kahab informs his son, Katar, that their queen is not one of them but, unbeknownst to her, was kidnapped as a small child from the "world above." If Katar can marry her, their children can be "normal" and can live in the world of sunlight. Katar sees Maciste as his enemy and is pleased when the re-captured Maciste is now subjected to a test of strength which will not only kill him but also Bango and another captive named Loth who is in love with the Princess Saliura.
- DirectorCarlo CampogallianiStarsSteve ReevesChelo AlonsoBruce CabotWhen barbarians invade his village and kill his father, a local man wages a one-man war against them.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsSteve ReevesJacques SernasGianna Maria CanaleDuring the power struggle between Caesar and Crassus, a Roman centurion, who is the lost son of Spartacus, is dispatched to Crassus' camp to observe his movements and keep Caesar informed.
- DirectorMichele LupoStarsMark ForestJosé GreciGiuliano GemmaGoliath battles for the freedom of the Babylonian people.
- DirectorPedro LazagaStarsRichard HarrisonLoredana NusciakLivio LorenzonFramed for the escape of five gladiators from the arena, the son of one of Sparta's leading citizens is sentenced to the arena as gladiator himself and forced to fight for his life in the Roman Colosseum. Years later he manages to escape and return to Sparta, only to find out that his father has been murdered--even though it was ruled a "suicide"--and the woman he loves is about to marry the evil king who has usurped the throne. He sets out to find six of his fellow gladiators and return to Sparta to save his woman and place the rightful king on the throne.
- DirectorGuido MalatestaStarsReg LewisMargaret LeeLuciano MarinWandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon tribe attacks and kidnaps the Sun tribe's women, they call upon Maxxus for help.
- DirectorGuido MalatestaStarsKirk MorrisLaura BrownDemeter BitencMaciste and his people flee their volcano-ravaged island. They end up caught in between two warring tribes.
- DirectorEmimmo SalviStarsBella CortezIloosh KhoshabeLiliana ZagraA superhero battles lizard men and other monsters that are terrorizing the countryside.
- DirectorMario BonnardStarsIsabelle CoreyAnthony SteffenIrène TuncThe construction of great temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, followed by new and high taxes and the arrival of a plague, create discontent in the population, and threatens the love between a sculptor and a slave.
- DirectorJacques TourneurBruno VailatiMario BavaStarsSteve ReevesMylène DemongeotSergio FantoniA Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army.
- DirectorViktor TourjanskyStarsEdmund PurdomSylvia LopezMassimo GirottiHerod, King of Judea, is made a prisoner by the Romans. Convinced the King is dead, his faithful lieutenant, Aaron, is nevertheless unable to keep his promise to kill the Queen if something untoward happened to the King. He leads the young woman out into the desert. Herod's pleas to Augustus are successful and he returns to his palace. His son, Antipater, informs Herod that Aaron has betrayed him.
- DirectorCarlo Ludovico BragagliaStarsJayne MansfieldMickey HargitayMassimo SeratoHercules decides to avenge the death of his wife, murdered at the hands of Éurito, king of Ecalia, but everything is a plot of an ambitious courtier. Hercules ends up falling in love with Deyanira, who is now a good queen.
- DirectorCarlo Ludovico BragagliaEdgar G. UlmerStarsVictor MatureGabriele FerzettiRita GamDuring the Second Punic War in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal attacks the Roman Republic by crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps with his vast army.
- DirectorTanio BocciaStarsGianna Maria CanaleRik BattagliaIrène TuncCenturies ago in the Orient, the fiscal exactions on the people lead to a revolt against the usurper of the throne, and the empowerment of a new leader.
- DirectorMario BonnardStarsSteve ReevesChristine KaufmannFernando ReyA demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.
- DirectorFerdinando BaldiRichard PottierOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesIvica PajerEleonora Rossi DragoKing Saul of the Israelites is visited in Jerusalem by the Prophet Samuel who foretells him that a war with The Philistines is inevitable and the shepherd David will become king.
- DirectorEmimmo SalviStarsGordon MitchellBruno PiergentiliBella CortezA rebel leader returns to his city for a final confrontation with the evil king he is fighting. However, he finds himself attracted to the king's beautiful niece.
- DirectorSergio GriecoStarsJeanne ValérieJacques SernasEdmund PurdomDuring the 3rd century B.C. a horde of barbarians are hired by the Phoenian city of Carthage to fight against the Roman empire, but when the city's ruler is unable to fulfill the promised payment made to the mercenaries, they attack the African settlement, where Salammbô --the king's daughter and high priestess of goddess Tanit- tries to settle the matter when the Barbarian leader who has fallen for her steals the sacred veil of Carthage from the temple, without taking into account the evil schemes of a powerful member of the council of wise men.
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsDebra PagetEttore ManniErno CrisaCleopatra, after the civil war that followed the assassination of Caesar, met with Marc Antony in Assyria where they planned the defense of Egypt against the Romans. Before leaving, Cleopatra entrusted her young daughter, Shila, to the rulers of Assyria to be brought up as their own. After Marc Antony's defeat and Cleopatra's death, Egypt, for the next twenty years, was torn apart and ruled by a youthful Pharaoh, Nemorat, with his despot Queen Mother, Tegi, who desired to unite both kingdoms and strengthen her son's rule by conquering Assyria and making Shila, now a beautiful woman, his queen.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsRichard HarrisonMarilù ToloPhilippe HersentWhile fighting in Britain, Roman forces commanded by Caligula capture the noble warrior, Glaucus. Seeing in him gladiator material, Caligula takes Glaucus back to Rome along with other hostages including Glaucus's girlfriend, Ena. A man seeking to restore the Roman Republic then assassinates Caligula after which Claudius is proclaimed emperor. Messalina -- Claudius's beautiful but evil wife -- then maneuvers to replace Claudius with her lover, Silio. She forces Glaucus to help her in this quest by threatening to harm the enslaved Ena.
- DirectorGiorgio SimonelliStarsEd FuryLuciana GilliAdriano MicantoniHamilan, a cruel and ambitious general, murders his king and places himself on the throne with the former king's evil niece as his queen. He then wages war against his peaceful neighbors, killing their women and enslaving their men. A hero named Ursus appears at a tournament to challenge Hamilan's authority. Though victorious at the tournament, Ursus is arrested and forced to turn a grist-mill under an overseer's lash. Meanwhile, the former king's virtuous daughter, Diana, is tormented by her evil cousin, the new queen. Sentenced to a slow and tortuous execution, Ursus breaks free and a revolt breaks out. Ursus throws Hamilan to his death in a fiery pit and then Ursus and Diana enjoy the cheers of a grateful populace.
- DirectorVittorio CottafaviStarsReg ParkFay SpainEttore ManniStrong yet sleepy Hercules discovers that the Queen of Atlantis is plotting to take over the world with superhuman warriors.
- DirectorPietro FrancisciStarsKirk MorrisIloosh KhoshabeLiana OrfeiTwo strongmen set out to hunt down a murderous sea monster. Their ship is wrecked and they end up in the Holy Land where Hercules is assumed to be Samson who is a wanted man. The two team up to survive.
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsGordon ScottYôko TaniDante DiPaoloSam must rescue a beautiful Chinese princess from a marauding horde of warriors.
- DirectorCurtis BernhardtStarsGuy WilliamsDon BurnettIlaria OcchiniPythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers, is condemned to death by Dionysus, the tyrant of Syracuse, who finds this view dangerous. However, Dionysus allows Pythias to return to Athens to visit his ailing wife with the understanding he will then come back to face his punishment. Damon, a friend of Pythias, volunteers to be a hostage to guarantee Pythias's return. Dionysius doesn't expect Pythias to keep his end of the bargain, thus exposing the falsity of his beliefs.
- DirectorGoffredo AlessandriniFernando CerchioLeón KlimovskyStarsCarmen SevillaRicardo MontalbanGino CerviPrince Saïd escapes his father's murderers, sent by traitor Ibrahim who quickly takes over the throne. Becoming a desert bandit he fights to get back his rights, meeting in the meantime beautiful Amina, Ibrahim's daughter.
- DirectorFerdinando BaldiTerence YoungStarsAlan LaddFranca BettoiaFranco FabriziIn the 5th century BC, rival kingdoms Rome and Alba entrust their fate to a duel to death between their respective chosen champions, the 3 Orazi brothers for Rome and the 3 Curiazi brothers for Alba.
- DirectorGiorgio FerroniStarsGordon ScottGabriella PallottaMassimo SeratoA story of justice and tyranny with the fate of Rome in the balance.
- DirectorMario CostaStarsGordon ScottWandisa GuidaRoberto RissoA warrior protecting a slave girl, who is really a princess, winds up as a gladiator in the Roman arenas.
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsKirk MorrisHélène ChanelVira SilentiMaciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.
- DirectorGianfranco ParoliniStarsBrad HarrisLuisella BoniMara BerniIn a tyrannical kingdom there is an evil ruler and a queen who lusts after Hercules who is attracted to a handmaiden. A rebellion overthrows the ruler.
- DirectorNick NostroStarsDan VadisHelga LinéGiovanni Di BenedettoSpartacus And The 10 Gladiators
- DirectorPiero RegnoliStarsReg ParkWandisa GuidaBruno PiergentiliMaciste is captured and forced to work as a slave in an African mine.
- DirectorAlvaro MancoriStarsDan VadisSpela RozinCarla CalòHercules battles to save the population from a giant dragon.
- DirectorCarlo Ludovico BragagliaStarsEd FuryMoira OrfeiAlberto LupoThe evil dictator Ajak sends his armies to attack a neighboring kingdom, and during the battle, the besieged King Annurius orders one of his subjects to take his son Ursus to a place of safety outside of the city, after first putting a royal medallion around the baby's neck. Ajak kills the king and usurps his throne, but the infant prince is smuggled out of the city to safety.
- DirectorAntonio LeonviolaStarsGordon MitchellChelo AlonsoVira SilentiStrongman Maciste must battle the one-eyed Cyclops monster that is ravaging the land of Sadok, while at the same time fending off the advances of the evil Queen Capys, who wants to do a little ravaging of her own.
- DirectorRichard PottierStarsRoger MooreMylène DemongeotGiorgia MollThe classic story from the early days of Rome where there are no women. Romulus, the founder of Rome, finds women to be wives from Sabina where there are a lot of women. The Sabine men, of course, attack Rome to get their wives and daughters back.
- DirectorGianfranco ParoliniStarsRoger BrowneJosé GreciDan VadisRoccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death on the cross.
- DirectorMario CaianoStarsRichard HarrisonMoira OrfeiAlberto FarneseOnce upon a time there were born two twin boys to Emperor Marcus Aurelius and for reasons of dynasty the birth of twins was kept secret. One of the twins was supposed to be drowned at birth but fate intervenes and the kid is brought up in a good household and enters Rome's legions.
- DirectorLuigi CapuanoStarsSamson BurkeWandisa GuidaLivio LorenzonSira shall marry Zagro, King of Licia, for political reasons.
- DirectorTanio BocciaStarsKirk MorrisCathia CaroLjubica OtasevicThe evil Queen Tenefi, who's usurped the throne of Memphis, demands that a steady supply of young women be sacrificed to the God of Fire inside the Mountain of Thunder. Maciste intervenes and saves from this sacrifice a village's women including the beautiful Antea. Maciste then becomes involved in an effort to restore to the throne of Memphis its rightful ruler, Prince Iram. To accomplish this task Maciste travels to Memphis but is betrayed by the silk merchant, Omnes. The Queen's soldiers capture Maciste and he's forced to undergo a Trial of Strength in which two teams of horses try to pull him apart. Impressed by his beauty and strength, the Queen calls an end to the Trial and then touches Maciste with her magic scepter which erases his memories and places him under her power. A female oracle then gives Antea a dart which, when fired into Maciste, will restore him to his senses. Antea sneaks into the Queen's palace, successfully uses the dart, but falls into the hands of the Queen who orders her to be sacrificed in the Mountain of Thunder. Maciste hears of this, enters the mountain, and rescues Antea just before the mountain explodes and puts an end to the reign of Queen Tenefi.
- DirectorMarcello BaldiStarsNorman WoolandGianni GarkoLuz MárquezDavid of Bethlehem slays the giant and becomes a rival to King Saul.
- DirectorTanio BocciaStarsCameron MitchellRik BattagliaDominique WilmsJulius Caesar leads the Roman army to battle against rebels in Gaul.
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiStarsKirk MorrisMichèle GirardonManuel GallardoThe son of Hercules is pitted against a ruthless desert warrior.
- DirectorMario MattoliStarsKirk MorrisFrank GordonBice ValoriTwo boxing promoters travel via time machine back to the days of Hercules, who must save them from Genghis Khan and the Mongol Horde.
- DirectorGianfranco ParoliniStarsBrad HarrisSergio CianiMara BerniWhile traveling through the kingdom of Sulom, Samson is arrested and finds that the queen no longer reigns and that a power-mad warlord and his army of mercenaries now controls the kingdom. Samson teams up with some of his one-time adversaries to battle the usurper and restore the rightful queen to power.
- DirectorDuccio TessariStarsPedro ArmendárizGiuliano GemmaAntonella LualdiAn evil king makes a bargain with a devil in order to get away with murdering his wife.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsSteve ReevesGordon ScottVirna LisiTwin brothers revolt against tyranny in pre-Roman Italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of a new city.
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsRoland CareyZiva RodannAlberto FarneseIn order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, King Jason takes his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back at home, his scheming regent is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom--and the queen.
- DirectorLionello De FeliceIrving RapperStarsCornel WildeBelinda LeeMassimo SeratoBiopic of Constantine the Great, set between 293-312 AD, from his days as Tribune to his accession as Roman Emperor of Gaul under the tetrarchy system and ending with his battle against the usurper Roman Emperor Maxentius in Rome.
- DirectorGuido MalatestaStarsRoland CareyMaria Grazia SpinaMario FelicianiA roman consul is sent to Gaul to investigate the theft of gold shipments. He discovers that the gold is being stolen by a tribe of barbarians--whose leader is the governor of Gaul.
- DirectorDomenico PaolellaStarsPeter LupusMassimo SeratoLivio LorenzonTreacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius plans a secret journey into Thrace to recover a legendary treasure. He is accompanied by his daughter Livia posing as a Christian slave girl, his cruel henchman Commodio, and Terenzius, an ex-gladiator and Nero look-alike who fools the local Thracians into believing he is the real Emperor. But Lucius's plans are thwarted by Spartacus and his band of rebels who succeed in capturing the treasure for Thrace. When news arrives from Rome that the real Nero has died, local Roman governor Consul Metellus joins forces with Spartacus to defeat the traitors.
- DirectorCarlo CampogallianiStarsEd FuryCristina GaioniMoira OrfeiUrsus returns from war to find his fiancée, Attea, has been kidnapped by a mysterious sect which sacrifices virgins to its patron goddess. Ursus faces much treachery and is forced to display much courage and strength as he and the blind girl Doreide embark upon a quest to retrieve Attea.
- DirectorGiuseppe VariStarsJohn Drew BarrymoreSusy AndersenEttore ManniA fantastic yarn about a plot to conquer the world with an army of zombies!
- DirectorMario BavaStarsReg ParkChristopher LeeLeonora RuffoHercules must journey into Hades itself to retrieve the magic stone that will free his love from the powers of darkness.
- DirectorSilvio AmadioStarsBob MathiasRosanna SchiaffinoAlberto LupoA mythological hero attempts to rescue a princess from being sacrificed to a half-man, half-bull creature.
- DirectorGianfranco ParoliniStarsSusan PagetBrad HarrisMara LaneIntrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius.
- DirectorGuido MalatestaStarsBrad HarrisGloria MillandFernando ReyMuscleman fights sea monsters, a horde of giants and a tribe of Amazonian warriors.
- DirectorMarcello BaldiFrancisco Pérez-DolzStarsAnton GeesinkIvo GarraniRosalba NeriThe stories of Gideon and Samson from chapters 6-8 and 13-16 of The Book of Judges.
- DirectorGiorgio FerroniStarsMark ForestYvonne FurneauxMassimo SeratoHercules being heroic in ancient Greece.
- DirectorBruno VailatiArthur LubinStarsSteve ReevesGiorgia MollArturo DominiciIn the time of the Arabian Nights, the city of Baghdad is ruled by Sultan Ali Bajazeth but actually controlled by the scheming Grand Vizier Ghamal. The poor of Baghdad are aided by Karim, the Thief of Baghdad.
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsMassimo GirottiLudmilla TchérinaYves Vincent74 B.C. Somewhere in the Roman Empire, Spartacus, a young officer, is condemned to be a slave because he hit a superior. Brought back to Roma in a gladiators' school, he escapes and stirs up all the slaves in a revolt against the Roman Empire.
- DirectorSergio GriecoFrancesco ProsperiStarsRossana PodestàGuy MadisonMario PetriAt the time of Caesar's conquest of Gaul, a Roman tribune falls in-love with the daughter of a Gallic chieftain during a dangerous mission.
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiStarsCarl MöhnerLoredana NusciakIda GalliAfter the death of Emperor Constantine in Rome, the persecutions of the Christians threaten the centurion Marco forced to become a gladiator.
- DirectorNunzio MalasommaStarsRhonda FlemingLang JeffriesDarío MorenoDuring the later years of the Roman Empire, the daughter of a wealthy patrician falls in love with a Christian slave.
- DirectorMario CostaStarsChelo AlonsoRik BattagliaGérard LandryTrouble erupts on the border between Spain and France when the future Heir to the throne is captured and held hostage. Many groups try to take control of the situation erupting in many battles. Larry Anderson
- DirectorLuciano RicciRiccardo FredaStarsLang JeffriesRossana PodestàPhilippe LeroyA Roman Consul, on his way to fight a border war, stations a garrison of soldiers in a provincial town. The townspeople aren't happy with this situation but decide it's in their best interests to cooperate. However, the Tribune left in charge of the garrison proves to be cruel and demanding. He takes over a house for his own use and forces his attentions on Fabiola, the owner's daughter. She reluctantly submits in order to protect the life of her lover, Brenno, who's already been publicly whipped and who's been hauled off to the local arena to provide sport for Roman gladiators. Soon, Brenno and Fabiola's brother are organizing a resistance which will put an end to the Tribune's reign of tyranny.
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsJeanne CrainVincent PriceEdmund PurdomChronicles the rise and fall of the woman who eventually became known as Queen Nefertiti.
- DirectorFerdinando BaldiStarsCameron MitchellBeba LoncarGabriella PallottaIn 6 AD Emperor Tiberius is warned by the Senate in Rome of the threat posed by the Germanic tribes revolting in the northern province of Pannonia. Tribune Marcus Venditius is entrusted with the insignia of the 7th Legion and ordered by Governor Messala to subdue the rebellion. Magdus, the aging leader of the Pannonian tribes, is angry with Batone because he has compromised the peace terms with Rome, but Batone is a much younger warrior who has lost his reason and lusts for blood.
- DirectorUmberto ScarpelliStarsGordon MitchellBella CortezRoldano LupiMuscleman Ohro travels to the sinful capital of Atlantis to rebuke its godlessness and hubris and becomes involved in the battle against its evil lord Yoh-tar and his hideous super-science schemes.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsPierre BriceSergio CianiMoira OrfeiThe king of Nogara dies, leaving behind a will naming one of his nieces as his successor. Will it be blonde and virtuous Isabella or evil, dark-haired Malva? Each woman relies on a hero to locate the will. Malva hires the bare-chested strongman Samson while Isabella relies on the masked El Toro (a.k.a. Zorro) even though her heart belongs to the mild-mannered poet, Ramon. Malva's ruthless desire for the throne soon alienates Samson and he and El Toro then team up to bring about a proper resolution to the Nogara succession. Meanwhile, Isabella learns El Toto's true identity, an identity which both surprises and pleases her.
- DirectorDomenico PaolellaStarsEd FuryErno CrisaGisella ArdenIn the late 1500s, forces of the Duke of Malaga topple the Sacred Obelisk in the North African city of Melida before they're defeated by the local Sheik. The Shiek's men then sail to Spain and kidnap the Duke's daughter, Isabella. Antonio, who loves Isabella, now travels to Melida with his friend, Maciste, to rescue her as well as her imprisoned father. They're soon captured and Maciste is forced to single-handedly re-erect the fallen obelisk before he and Antonio make their escape. The two men then seek to finish rescuing Isabella and restoring her father to his dukedom.
- DirectorMarcello BaldiStarsRoger BrowneJocelyn LaneLinda SiniThe king of Telbia defeats an African army through the intervention of the war god Mars. Remaining on Earth, Mars falls in love with the human girl Daphne, but she is forced to become a priestess in the temple of Venus.
- DirectorGiacomo GentilomoStarsGordon MitchellTony KendallUrsula DavisThis film features a colossal clash between a mass of invaders and the faithful Roman soldiers who must fight to defend the Roman Empire.
- DirectorSiro MarcelliniStarsGordon ScottGeneviève GradMoira OrfeiThe rightful heir to the throne of Babylon leads a slave revolt against an evil ruler.
- DirectorGuido BrignoneMichelangelo AntonioniRiccardo FredaStarsAnita EkbergGeorges MarchalFolco LulliZenobia, Queen of Palmyra, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops - but she makes a big mistake when she falls in love with enemy officer Marco Valerio.
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsTotòNino TarantoSamson BurkeTotokamen is an entertainer and an illusionist who performs in various Egyptian nightclubs assisted by his manager, Tarantenkamen. Taking advantage of cheesy tricks, Totokamen pretends to be the son of the god Amun.
- DirectorGuido MalatestaStarsKirk MorrisBarbara LoyLuciano MarinHercules fights for the Mayans.
- DirectorNick NostroStarsDan VadisHelga LinéStelio CandelliThe ten gladiators are hired to travel to Arbela, a small country on the outskirts of the Roman Empire to learn if Parthia is planning to war with Rome. Upon arriving, the heroes decide to kidnap the beautiful Parthian queen and spirit her to Syria to serve as a hostage.
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsMassimo GirottiIsabelle CoreyRenato BaldiniA beautiful girl plans to seduce, then murder, the brutal conqueror who has taken over her city.
- DirectorTanio BocciaStarsKirk MorrisMassimo SeratoOmbretta ColliThe czar Nicolas sends a secret mission of experts to find a hidden treasure. But at the same time he prepares a group of mercenaries who should kill the members of the mission after their return.
- DirectorPiero PierottiStarsSergio CianiMario PetriToni SailerA cowboy goes to help out his friend, who has been falsely accused of murder. The two find themselves in the rugged and mysterious Pallidi Mountains, where they come up against an outlaw gang that is searching for a buried Inca treasure, which is guarded by a lost Inca tribe.
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiRuggero DeodatoStarsReg ParkMireille GranelliEttore ManniHercules battles an evil sorceress who turns men into werewolves.
- DirectorGiorgio CapitaniStarsSergio CianiHoward RossNadir MorettiFour muscular heroes fight the evil ruler of an oppressed people.
- DirectorTanio BocciaStarsKirk MorrisHélène ChanelAlberto FarneseA fabulous land of green pastures is protected from invasion by the mysterious Valley of the Thundering Echo. Queen Farida draws together the desert tribes to conquer the land, even though a prophecy has promised the land to the Gameli tribe. The Gameli journey to the Silver Temple, where the High Priest summons the legendary Maciste from the mountain rock to defeat their enemies and guide them to their promised land.
- DirectorGiorgio SimonelliStarsWalter ChiariUgo TognazziAbbe LaneCassio, a tourist guide, and Primo, his bus driver, are taking a bus load of tourists to visit villa Jovis, at Capri island. Close to the Salto di Tiberio (Tiberius Fall...) they have an accident, and they knock their heads hard, losing conscience. They come awake in Tiberius villa, in the midst of an orgy, complete with a group of British dancers, mostly blondes, who are performing for the emperor. Soon, they are wise to an attempt on the emperor's life by his Secretary, who plans to bring the blame on Cassio and Primo's heads. The two men dress up as dancers and try to mix with the British dancers, who are led by Cinthya O'Connor. Meanwhile, the British dancers attack Flavinia, a co-conspirator, and a number of women she had planned to take the place of the dancers and shoot real arrows at the emperor during the dance. The two groups of women have a fight, and Cinthya and her girls prevail, stripping and arresting Flavinia and her seven girls. During the performance of the dance involving bows and arrows, the Secretary stops the show, and accuses the girls of plotting against the emperor's life. Cinthya surprises everybody by revealing she is, in fact, the daughter of Tiberius, and exposes the Secretary as the conspirator. Everything is back to normal, and a large feast is organized to commemorate; it is near the Salto di Tiberio and again, the two tourist guides make a bad fall, knock their heads hard, and loose conscience. They wake up well at the place of their first fall - everything must have been a dream. And yet, the first tourists they see are Tiberius and his daughter Cinthya.
- DirectorOsvaldo CiviraniStarsMark ForestAnna-Maria PaceGiuliano GemmaHercules is rescued by Prince Maytha and his warriors. Athualpa, King of the Incas, is to sacrifice Princess Yamara to the Sun God. Hercules must save her and defeat the King.
- DirectorAlberto De MartinoStarsDan VadisMarilù ToloPierre CressoyHercules defends a people against a race of giant warriors.
- DirectorAlfonso BresciaStarsRichard HarrisonMoira OrfeiPiero LulliRome chafes under the rule of the Emperor Domitian and his Egyptian mistress, Artamne. A mysterious champion arises to fight against the Emperor -- a masked man known as the Red Wolf. In fact, the Red Wolf is Valerius Rufus, one of the Emperor's trusted centurions who's aided by none other than the Emperor's court jester, the diminutive Elpidion. Rebels in league with Valerius kidnap Artamne, planning to exchange her for two of their imprisoned colleagues, but Artamne escapes and soon both Valerius, (now exposed as the Red Wolf), and his fiancee, Lucilla, are sentenced to be immersed in a cauldron of molten lead. Valerius's friends, however, rise up to rescue him and to liberate Rome.
- DirectorMario CaianoStarsMark ForestMarilù ToloElisabetta FantiMaciste fights for right and might against the wicked Caesar.