Siege of Syracuse (film)
Siege of Syracuse (Italian: L'assedio di Siracusa) is a 1960 historical drama film about the Roman Siege of Syracuse, which took place between 213 and 212 B.C., during the Second Punic War with Carthage.
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| Directed by | Pietro Francisci |
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| Cinematography | Carlo Carlini |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
Release date | 1960 |
| Language | Italian |
The film was directed by Pietro Francisci.
Cast
- Rossano Brazzi as "Archimedes"
- Tina Louise as "Diana / Artemide / Lucrezia"
- Sylva Koscina as "Clio"
- Enrico Maria Salerno as "Gorgia"
- Gino Cervi as "Gerone"
- Alberto Farnese as "Marcus Claudius Marcellus"
- Luciano Marin as "Marco"
- Alfredo Varelli as "Kriton"
- Walter Grant as "Tiresias"
- Mara Lombardo as "Selinonte Dancer"
Reception
Dave Sindelar called the film "un-even".[1] The film was criticized for a lack of historical accuracy.[2]
References
- Sindelar, Dave (2018-09-02). "The Siege of Syracuse (1960)". Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- "Archimedes – Löwe von Syrakus - Hannes' Filmarchiv". www.yllr.net. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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