Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Samson (Sansome) (1961)- Dir. Gianfranco Parolini
Feat. Brad Harris, Serge Gainsbourg, Irena Prosen - Pioneering film in "sword and sandal" genre about Samson, the character from the Hebrew bible who joins Queen Mila and a rebel army to take back the…
Esther and the King (1960)- Dir. Raoul Walsh, Mario Bava
Feat. Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea… - The Book of Esther is retold in this minor Biblical epic, with Joan Collins as a Jewish girl saves her people from a pogrom launched by the evil…
Exodus (1960)- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Sal Mineo - Paul Newman stars in this epic adaptation of Leon Uris' novel about the founding of modern Israel and the plight of the Palestinians. Ernest Gold won…
Gladiators 7 / The Giant of Marathon (1960-1962)- Dir. Pedro Lazaga, Jacques Tourneur, Mario Bava
Feat. Steve Reeves, Mylene Demongeot, Gerard Tichy - Two dubbed 'spaghetti epics' from the heyday of the early 1960s: Gladiators 7 (1962) Directed by Pedro Lazaga – A Greek riff on THE…
Rocco and His Brothers (1960)- Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot… - An uncompromising, richly detailed portrait of an impoverished family who travel to Milan where they are beset by violent misfortune.
Spartacus (1960)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton… - First–rate epic details the revolt of the ancient Roman slaves as led by Kirk Douglas in the title role. Production spares little expense but…
Ben-Hur (1959)- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd - Spectacular production of the Jews plight against the Roman empire, complete with landmark chariot race, awesome sea battle and a cast of thousands…
Hannibal (1959)- Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
Feat. Victor Mature, Gabriele Ferzetti, Rik Battaglia… - Virile extravaganza recounts the journey of Cathiginian general Hannibal as he marches on Rome in a war of revenge. Brilliant direction from…
Last Days of Pompeii / City of Metropolis (1959-1961)- Dir. Mario Bonnard, Umberto Scarpelli
Feat. Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, Fernando Rey - Two dubbed 'spaghetti epics' from the heyday of the 1950s and 1960s: The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) Directed by Mario Bonnard –…
Solomon and Sheba (1959)- Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida - Colourful biblical epic with Yul Brynner and Gina Lollobrigida as the noble rulers of Israel.
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