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| Empire (2005) (mini) |
| aka: Empire (2005) USA. aka: Империя (2005) Russia. aka: Império, O (2005) (Brazil) [pt] |
| Credits: Directed by: John Gray + Kim Manners. Cast: Santiago Cabrera as Octavius + Vincent Regan as Marc Antony + Emily Blunt as Camane + James Frain as Brutus + Jonathan Cake as Tyrannus + Christopher Egan as Agrippa + Michael Maloney as Cassius + Fiona Shaw as Fulvia + Colm Feore as Caesar + Michael Byrne as Cicero + Orla Brady as Atia + Trudie Styler as Servilia + Graham McTavish as General Rapax + Dennis Haysbert as Magonius + Amanda Root as Noella |
| Synopsis: Epic
four-hour series about the rise of Octavius who succeeds Julius
Caesar and tangles with Marc Anthony for control of the Roman empire
and finally went on to become the emperor Augustus. Plot Outline
Epic four-hour series about the rise of Octavius who succeeds Julius
Caesar and tangles with Marc Anthony for control of the Roman empire
and finally went on to become the emperor Augustus. Plot Synopsis: The story is set in Rome around 44 B.C., just after the assassination of Julius Caesar. Octavius, aged 17, who was named heir by Caesar, is challenged by Marc Anthony. A civil war ensues, ending in a showdown between Octavius and Marc Anthony. The lavishly produced six-hour mini-series Empire aspires to capture the flavor and grandeur of Rome--or, failing that, the flavor and grandeur of Gladiator, a highly successful movie about Rome. Most writers, including Shakespeare, use the assassination of Julius Caesar as a climax; Empire opens with it, then follows a fictional gladiator named Tyrranus (Jonathan Cake, Inconceivable) as he protects and substitute-parents Caesar's nephew Octavius (Santiago Cabrera, Love and Other Disasters), fated to be emperor of Rome. Many have complained about how Empire plays fast and loose--very, very loose--with historical truth (the series labored over accurate details while running amok with preposterous turns of plot, ranging from Octavius hiding out in a gladiatorial prison to the emperor-to-be's romance with a rosy-lipped vestal virgin). Of course, Shakespeare did his own embellishing and it worked out fine; alas, the writers of Empire are not our modern Shakespeares. The machinations of Rome play out with cheesy speeches and cornball declamations; even a powerhouse actress like Fiona Shaw (Empire obeys the Hollywood rule that hot-tempered Romans must only be played by emotionally repressed Brits) can't inject fire into this pompous, ponderous dialogue. The scheming between Octavius and Marc Anthony (Vincent Regan, Unleashed) briefly harkens back to the genuinely thrilling duplicities of I, Claudius, but only briefly. Cabrera looks like he'd be more comfortable with the machinations of The O.C.; Cake musters some dignity but in the last few hours does little but grimace, as if wondering where he'd parked his car. The dvd release has reintegrated some unrated, unaired scenes, but don't get your hopes up. The gladiatorial combat has all the finesse and suspense of locker room buddies snapping towels at each other; the lone orgy scene works hard at fleshpottiness, but nothing kills decadence like effort. There are only two extra features: A typically self-lauding making-of doc, accompanied by a demonstration of how Rome was assembled in a computer. --Bret Fetzer The epic event of the year comes to DVD in the mini-series EMPIRE. Complete with unrated and extended scenes, EMPIRE is presented for the first time as a seamless feature. The Roman Empire is plunged into chaos when Julius Caesar is assassinated and his power is passed on to his 18-year-old nephew Octavius. With his guardian, former gladiator Tyrannus, Octavius is forced into exile to escape those who wish to sever Caesar's bloodline permanently. Under Tyrannus' tutelage, Octavius prepares to face off against the treacherous Marc Antony and fulfill his destiny as the leader of Rome. EMPIRE boasts "powerful acting," says the Wall Street Journal, with a hot young cast that includes James Frain (24), Colm Feore, Jonathan Cake, Santiago Cabrera, and Emily Blunt. Filmed entirely in scenic Italy, EMPIRE tells the thrilling story of a hero's rise amidst the greed, intrigue, and lust of ancient Rome.~ |
Description:
 DVD
|| Runtime: 360 min (including commercials) (6 parts)
|| Country: USA ||
Language: English || Color:
Color || Sound Mix: Stereo
|| Format: Closed-captioned, Color,
NTSC || Language: English
|| Region: Region 1 (U.S. and
Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) ||
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 || Number
of discs: 2 || Studio: Buena Vista Home
Entertainment / Touchstone || DVD
Release Date: November 29, 2005 ||
Average Customer Review: based on 19 reviews. (Write a review.)
|| DVD Features:
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
|| Rebuilding an Empire: "Making of"
featurette || Empire: Before & After -
Creating the look of Ancient Rome ||
Unrated, unaired scenes |
| Condition: VG quality picture. |
| Price: $28 |
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| Империя (2005) (mini) |
| aka: Empire (2005) USA. aka: Империя (2005) Russia. aka: Império, O (2005) (Brazil) [pt] |
| Credits: Directed by: |
| Synopsis: Исторический
высокобюджетный ($50 млн.) эпос для всех поклонников "Гладиатора"!!!
Рим, 44 год до рождества Христова. В результате заговора сената, гибнет Великий Цезарь. Сенату еще не известно о завещании Императора, где он провозглашает приемником своего племянника Октавиуса. Не смотря на то, что ему всего 17 лет, Октавиус готов встать во главе Великой Империи. Но после почти удавшегося заговора, он, чудом оставшись в живых, вынужден скрыться. С ним остается только его опекун - бывший гладиатор Тираниус, единственный преданный слуга … |
| Description:
Формат:
DVD (PAL) (Упрощенное издание) (Keep case)
|| Дистрибьютор: Лизард
|| Региональный код: 5 || Количество
слоев: DVD-9 (2 слоя) || Звуковые дорожки: Русский Закадровый дубляж
Dolby Digital 2.0 || Формат изображения: WideScreen 16:9 (1.78:1).
|| Лицензионные товары. Характеристики видеоносителей
|| 2005 г., 360 мин., США
|| Touchstone Television, Storyline
Entertainment || Художественный
телефильм |
| Condition: Excellent quality picture. |
| Price: NA |
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| L'Epée de feu (1982) France |
| aka: Il Trono di fuoco (Italy, 1982) aka: L'Epée de feu (1982) France aka: Throne of Fire (1982) UK |
| Credits: Directed by: Franco Prosperi (I )|| Stefano Abbati || Gianlorenzo Bernini || Beny Cardoso || Amedeo Leonardi || Peter McCoy || Harrison Muller Jr. || Isarco Ravaioli || Sabrina Sian |
| Synopsis: A mighty hero battles the son of Satan and his evil witch ally to save a kingdom from being taken over by the duo. Standard muscleman fantasy finds Siegfreid (Pietro Torrisi) fighting evil personified in the guise of Morak (Harrison Muller). Morak is the son of the devil's messenger, Belial (also played by Muller). Morak is attempting to take the throne of evil "on the day of the night in the day", or rather during an eclipse. To escape instant death by flames, before sitting on the throne, he must also wed Valkari (Sabrina Siani). Siegfried who is invulnerable except to fire and gains temporary powers of invisibility (per "The Rings of Nibelung"), of course, battles Morak to save the beloved princess. Summary written by John Sacksteder |
| Description:
VHS
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SECAM
|| Color
|| French Language
|| SP || Rated R
|| rare
collector's item || Letterbox 16:9 |
| Condition: VG quality picture. |
| Price: $28 |
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| Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide (1961) VHS |
| aka Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide (1961) / Hercule à la conquête de l'Atlantide (1961) (France) / Hercules Conquers Atlantis (1961) (UK) / Hercules and the Captive Women (1963) (USA) / Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis (1961) (International: English title) / Hercules and the Haunted Women (1961) / HERKULES EROBERT ATLANTIS (1961) (Germany) |
| Credits: Reg Park, Fay Spain. |
| Synopsis: This time Hercules finds himself in Atlantis fighting dragons, an army of identical men, and an evil queen. Made by the same folks as HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD, this too is an excellent technicolor fantasy adventure. Probably better than its predecessor. Incredible sets. |
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Description:
VHS || PAL || Color ||
Italian Language ||
SP || Rare collector's
item || |
| Condition: Excellent quality picture |
| Price: $35 |
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| Ercole contro i figli del sole (1964) |
| aka Ercole contro i figli del sole (1964) / Hércules contra los hijos del Sol (1966) (Spain) / Tödliche Geier (German) |
| Credits: Mark Forest, Giuliano Gemma |
| Synopsis: In this fantasy, set in ancient South America, the muscle-bound hero defeats the evil Incan King by building a humungous fighting machine. |
| Description: VHS || PAL || Color || Italian Language || SP || Rare collector's item || ItalyL Mastro enterart |
| Condition: Good quality picture |
| Price: NA |
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| Ercole contro Molock (1963) |
| aka Ercole contro Molock (1963) / Conquest of Mycene (1965) (USA) / Conquista di Micene, La (1963) (Italy: alternative title) / Hercule contre Moloch (1963) (France) / Hercules Against Moloch (1965) (USA) aka Hercules Vs. the Molloch (1963) |
| Credits: Directed by: Giorgio Ferroni/ starring: Gordon Scott (I) as Glauco / Hercules + Alessandra Panaro as Medea + Rosalba Neri as Pasifae |
| Synopsis: Gordon Scott portrays Glaucus, the son of the king of Pyras, who journeys to the neighboring kingdom of Mycene, which is ruled by the evil cult of the god Moloch. There he assumes the name of Hercules and distinguishes himself in the arena, becoming a trusted member of the household guard. This allows him to organize and lead a rebellion against the followers of the murderous Moloch, then against the monster himself. |
| Description: VHS || Durata: 91 minuti || Etichetta: GB Video || Audio: Italiano || Codifica: PAL Colore: colore |
| Condition: quality picture |
| Price: NA |
| Ercole contro Roma (1964) |
| aka: Ercole contro Roma (1964) aka Hercule contre Rome (1964) (France) aka Hercules Against Rome (1964) (USA) aka Hercules in Rome (1964) |
| Credits:
Directed by: Piero Pierotti / Credited
cast: Wandisa Guida + Mimmo
Palmara + Daniele
Vargas + Livio Lorenzon
+ Andrea Aureli
+ Tullio Altamura
+ Nello Pazzafini
+ Simonetta Simeoni
+ Renato Navarrini + Anna Arena + Alberto Cevenini + Carlo Tamberlani + Dina De Santis + Walter Licastro + Sergio Ciani as Ercole (as Alan Steel) |
| Hercules comes from Greece to Ravenna, Italy, because a friend from childhood days has sent for him: Hercules should help the Roman Emperor who is in danger because of an intrigue lead by the leader of the pretorian guards. Summary written by Volker BoehmSynopsis: |
| Description: Runtime: Spain:92 min || Country: France / Italy || Language: Italian || Color: Color || Sound Mix: Mono || |
| Condition: quality picture |
| Price: NA |
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| Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia (1964) |
| aka Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia (1964) (as Rock Stevens) as Hercules aka Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (1964) (USA) |
| Credits: Rock Stevens (Peter Lupus), Helga Line, Mario Petri. |
| Synopsis: A royal princess is being hald captive by Babylonian tyrants. Hercules raises an army of slaves and comes to the rescue. Lupus went on to a starring role in the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE television series. |
| Description:
VHS ||
PAL or NTSC || Color ||
Italian Language ||
SP || Rare collector's
item || |
| Condition: very good to Excellent quality picture |
| Price: $35 |
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| EROBERER VON KORINTH, Die (1961) German |
| aka LA CONQUESTATORE DI CORINTO (1961) aka THE CONQUEROR OF CORINTH aka DIE EROBERER VON KORINTH aka LA DESTRUCCIÓN DE CORINTO (1961) (Spain) aka Bataille de Corinthe, La (1962) (France) aka Centurion, The (1962) (USA) |
| Credits: Directed by Mario Costa, starring Jacques Sernas, Gianna Maria Canale, Gordon Mitchell, John Drew Barrymore. |
| Synopsis: |
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Description:
Germany: VMP || LBX || 73m |
| Condition: Very Good to excellent quality picture |
| Price: $35 |
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| DIE EROBERUNG VON MYKENE (1963) |
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aka
Ercole contro Molock (1963) / Conquest of Mycene (1965) (USA) /
Conquista di Micene, La (1963) (Italy: alternative title) / Hercule
contre Moloch (1963) (France) / Hercules Against Moloch (1965) (USA)
Hercules Vs. the Molloch (1963) / DIE EROBERUNG VON MYKENE (1965) Germany |
| Credits: Directed by: Giorgio Ferroni/ starring: Gordon Scott (I) as Glauco / Hercules + Alessandra Panaro as Medea + Rosalba Neri as Pasifae |
| Synopsis: Gordon Scott portrays Glaucus, the son of the king of Pyras, who journeys to the neighboring kingdom of Mycene, which is ruled by the evil cult of the god Moloch. There he assumes the name of Hercules and distinguishes himself in the arena, becoming a trusted member of the household guard. This allows him to organize and lead a rebellion against the followers of the murderous Moloch, then against the monster himself. |
| Description: VHS || PAL || Color || Germany Language || SP || LBX || Rare collector's item || Germany: VMP |
| Condition: very good to excellent quality picture |
| Price: NA |
| ELENA DI TROIA (1956) |
| aka Elena di Troia (1956) (Italy) |
| Credits: Rossana Podestà . Helena + Jacques Sernas .. Paris + Cedric Hardwicke .. Priamus + Stanley Baker .. Achilles + Niall MacGinnis .. Menelaus + Nora Swinburne .. Hekuba + Robert Douglas .. Agamemnon + Torin Thatcher .. Odysseus + Harry Andrews .. Hector + Janette Scott .. Kassandra + Ronald Lewis (I) .. Aeneas |
| Synopsis: Its towering wonders span the age of titans! In this version, Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks (treated here as plunder-hungry belligerents) just the excuse they need for much-desired war. The long, wasting conflict and climactic treachery are portrayed with large-scale spectacle. |
| Description: VHS || NTSC || Color || English Language || SP || Rare collector's item || |
| Condition: Excellent quality picture |
| Price: NA |
| Elena sì, ma... di Troia (1973) |
| aka Elena di Troia (1956) (Italy) aka Elena sì, ma... di Troia (1973) aka Helen of Troy (1973) aka Η ΕΛΕΝΗ ΤΗΣ ΤΡΟІΣ (1973) Greece |
| Credits: Directed by Alfonso Brescia / Don Backy + Pupo De Luca + Michael Forest (I) + Rose Margaret Keil + Lea Landers + Peter Landers + Christa Linder + Howard Ross + Andrea Scotti |
| Synopsis: |
| Description: VHS || PAL || Color || ENGLISH language with Greek subtitles || SP || Rare collector's item || Label:KEY VIDEO |
| Condition: NA |
| Price: NA |
| Ercole sfida Sansone (1963) (Italy) |
| aka: Ercole sfida Sansone (1963) (Italy) ... aka Ercole, Sansone e Maciste (1963) (Italy) .. aka Hercules, Samson & Ulysses (1963) (USA) .. aka Hercule, Samson et Ulysse (1963) (France) [fr] .. aka Herkules, Samson und Odysseus (1963) (West Germany) [de] .. aka Herkules, Simson ja Odysseus (1963) (Finland) [fi] .. aka Herkules, Simson och Odysseus (1963) (Finland: Swedish title) [sv] |
| Credits: Directed by Pietro Francisci. Writing credits: Pietro Francisci. Cast: Cast: Kirk Morris as Ercole (Hercules) + Richard Lloyd as Sansone (Samson) + Liana Orfei as Delilah + Diletta D'Andrea + Enzo Cerusico as Ulysses + Fulvia Franco + Aldo Giuffrè as The Seran + Andrea Fantasia + Nando Angelini + Marco Mariani + Jole Mauro + Pietro Tordi + Mario De Simone + Aldo Pini + Ettore Zamperini |
| Synopsis: Three strongmen hunt down a murderous sea monster. Hercules and Ulysses end up marooned on an island when they lose a battle with a sea monster. On the island Hercules kills a lion and is mistaken for Samson. To prove that he is really Hercules, he must battle with the real Samson. Later the trio teams up to defeat the Philistines. |
| This film was not released in the U.S. until mid-1965. U.S. fans regard it as the last of the big Italian produced sword and sandal/muscleman epics. It was directed by Pietro Francisci who had started the craze with his Fatiche di Ercole, Le (1958). |
| Description: |
| Condition: Excellent quality picture |
| Price: $35 |
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| Ercole sfida Sansone (1963) (Italy) |
| aka: Ercole sfida Sansone (1963) (Italy) ... aka Ercole, Sansone e Maciste (1963) (Italy) .. aka Hercules, Samson & Ulysses (1963) (USA) .. aka Hercule, Samson et Ulysse (1963) (France) [fr] .. aka Herkules, Samson und Odysseus (1963) (West Germany) [de] .. aka Herkules, Simson ja Odysseus (1963) (Finland) [fi] .. aka Herkules, Simson och Odysseus (1963) (Finland: Swedish title) [sv] |
| Credits: Directed by Pietro Francisci. Writing credits: Pietro Francisci. Cast: Cast: Kirk Morris as Ercole (Hercules) + Richard Lloyd as Sansone (Samson) + Liana Orfei as Delilah + Diletta D'Andrea + Enzo Cerusico as Ulysses + Fulvia Franco + Aldo Giuffrè as The Seran + Andrea Fantasia + Nando Angelini + Marco Mariani + Jole Mauro + Pietro Tordi + Mario De Simone + Aldo Pini + Ettore Zamperini |
| Synopsis: Three strongmen hunt down a murderous sea monster. Hercules and Ulysses end up marooned on an island when they lose a battle with a sea monster. On the island Hercules kills a lion and is mistaken for Samson. To prove that he is really Hercules, he must battle with the real Samson. Later the trio teams up to defeat the Philistines. |
| Partiti alla caccia di un mostro marino, Ercole e Ulisse naufragano e approdano a un villaggio dove Sansone li scambia per spie di un re filisteo. Rissa tra i due marcantoni che poi, però, uniscono le loro forze contro il nemico comune. |
| Description: DVD || Durata: 90 minuti || Anno di produzione: 1963 || |
| Condition: Excellent quality picture |
| Price: $35 |
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| Ercole l'invincibile (1963) - Italian original title |
| aka Ercole l'invincibile (1963) Italy aka Hercules Against the Elephants' Empire (1963) (USA: poster title) aka Hercules the Invincible (1963) (USA) aka Son of Hercules in the Land of Darkness (1963) (USA: TV title) aka HPAKΛHΣ O ΑHΤΤHΤOΣ (1963) (Greece) aka Hercules den Oövervinnerlige (1963) |
| Credits: Directed by: Alvaro Mancori / Dan Vadis as Ercole + Spela Rozin + Carla Calò + Ken Clark (I) + John Simons (II) + Jannette Barton + Ugo Sasso + Red Ross + Sand Beanty + Kirk Bert + Rosemarie Lindt + Kriss Moss + Jannette Le Roy + Sara Laurier + Christine Mathius |
| Synopsis: Hercules battles to save the population from a giant dragon. |
| Description: VHS || PAL || color || Italian || collector's item || Label: Prisma |
| Condition: quality picture |
| Price: NA |
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| ERODE IL GRANDE (1958) Italy |
| aka: ERODE IL GRANDE (1958) Italy aka HEROD THE GREAT (1958) USA aka HERODES DEN STORE (1958) Denmark aka Ο MEΓΑΣ ΗΡΩΔΗΣ (1958) aka Herodes BLUT über JERUSALEM (1958) (1958) Germany |
| Credits: Stars: EDMUND PURDOM, SYLVIA LOPEZ, SANDRA MILO, ALBERTO LUPO, Director: ARNALDO GENOINO |
| Synopsis: This Italian Bible story of epic proportions, relates the tale of Herod, King of Judeo and his downfall. The king must deal with the fact his kingdom is crumbling after his alliance with Anthony is destroyed, and must watch as his beautiful wife becomes increasingly coveted by younger, more virile men. Ultimately, the despairing king issues his terrible decree to kill all newborn males in his kingdom. Soon after the vile king dies. Jealousy of his queen and the threat of his kingdom's invasion cause the King of Judah to slowly go mad. |
| Description: VHS || PAL || Color || Italian || SP || Rare collector's item || |
| Condition: excellent quality |
| Price: NA |
| Esclavas de Cartago (1957) (Spain) |
| aka: Schiave di Cartagine, Le (1957) (Italy) aka: Esclavas de Cartago (1957) (Spain) aka: The Sword and the Cross (1957) (USA) aka: Sklavinnen von Karthago, Die (1957) (Austria) (West Germany) [de] aka: Esclaves de Carthage, Les (1957) (France) (literal title) [fr] aka: Kartagon orjattaret (1957) (Finland) [fi] aka: Slavinnen van Cartago (1957) (Netherlands) [nl] aka: Sous le signe de la croix (1957) (France) [fr] |
| Credits: Directed by: Guido Brignone. Writing credits: Francesco De Feo + Mario Guerra / cast: Gianna Maria Canale + Jorge Mistral + Marisa Allasio + Ana Luisa Peluffo + Germán Cobos + Marcello Giorda + Alberto Helm + Carlo Lombardi + Renato Navarrini + Luigi Pavese + Emilio Petacci + Rubén Rojo + Ugo Sasso + Vinieso Sofia + Nando Tamberlani + Edoardo Toniolo + Ricardo Valle + Nietta Zocchi |
| Synopsis: An unforgettable spectacle of marvels and miracles. See masses of the faithful crucified on the flaming hills. See the decadent splendor of the Roman orgies. See the wild chariot race of the Roman destroyers. See the noble captive beauties sold on the slave block. Tarsus, in the Roman province of Cilicia, AD 120. Two Carthaginian sisters, Lea and Esther, are bought as slave girls by Roman tribune Marcus Valerius, who gives them as a present to proud Julia Martia, daughter of the proconsul. Ambitious, greedy and vindictive, Julia is betrothed to the cynical Flavius Metellus, a member of the Senate, but in fact she is in love with Marcus. However, he prefers the simple sweetness of Lea, which drives Julia to cruelty and revenge. The proconsul is murdered by Flavius Metellus who becomes his successor. Believing the Christians were responsible for her father's death, Julia, now the new proconsul's wife, orders the persecutions to begin. Marcus is ordered to carry out the campaign, but faced with the courage and faith of the Christians he realizes they are innocent. He is arrested after being betrayed by a shepherd and joins the two sisters in the dungeons. Lea is tortured and blinded after refusing to divulge the hiding place of the remaining Christians. Marcus and the others are sentenced to death, but his men free him in time to prevent the Christians being burned alive. In the bloody battle that follows Julia and her husband are killed and the Christians are liberated. Marcus, now also a Christian, is proclaimed the new proconsul and takes Lea as his wife. Although blind she will lead her husband with the sweetness of her soul and the light of faith that has saved her. Summary written by Jim Marshall |
| Spanish Synopsis: En el Norte de África, durante el mandato de Adriano. Dos hermosas esclavas cartaginesas, lea y Esther, son compradas por Julia Marcia, hija del procónsul romano. La belleza de lea, que es cristiana, no pasará desaparecida para Marco Valerio, guerrero de gran prestigio del que está enamorada Julia Marcia. Cuando el fanático Flavio Metelo ordene el exterminio de los cristianos, marco tendrá que elegir entre su corazón y su obediencia a Roma. |
| Description: Runtime: Mexico: 87 min / USA:87 min Country: Italy / Mexico / Spain || Language: English || Color: Color (Ferraniacolor) || Sound Mix: Mono |
| Condition: quality picture |
| Price: NA |
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