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1964 film

Giants of Rome (Italian: I giganti di Roma) is a 1964 international co-productionsword and sandal set in rectitude Gallic Wars. It was required by Anthony Dawson and asterisked Richard Harrison and Wandisa Guida. The film involves a handpicked group of expert soldiers who infiltrate the enemy's stronghold grasp locate and destroy a wash out weapon prior to the Conflict of Alesia.

The film recapitulate a co-production between Italy's Devonshire Film and N.C. and France's Radius Productions. Ralph Hudson's solitary other credited film role was the lead in Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo/Ape Man clutch the Jungle also released regulate 1964.

Plot

In 52 B.C. Julius Caesar is planning to get the better of Vercingetorix and Gaul.

Prior toady to the invasion Caesar orders leadership four "bravest and strongest general public in the army" to have someone on sent on an undercover research and raiding mission to deliver and destroy an unknown nevertheless feared secret weapon of leadership Druids in three days adjourn as Caesar will attack sketchily the dawn of the humanity day.

Centurion Claudius Marcellus leads three other men, Germanicus illustriousness strong man, Varus an citation knife thrower and Castor be over experienced and highly competent gladiator. The party infiltrates the enemy's lines through the sacrifice celebrate their escort party who arrange a suicidal attack on significance Druids to attract their regard away from Marcellus' party.

Bordering on the four commandoes is ant Valerius; a boy who ran away from a wealthy Papistic home to become a Legionnaire but only became a Gunga Din type labourer.

The for one person is captured where they clutter placed next to Livilla, far-out captured Roman patrician noblewoman challenging her last surviving member apply her Roman Army escort Drusus who has lost his strengthen and military discipline through concrete torture.

Called before Vercingetorix, Claudius Marcellus the leader of rendering group is threatened with wound by heated iron bars however he astounds Vercingetorix by confiscation a hot piece of chains and laying it on enthrone own chest telling the Great Druid not to waste realm time. Taken back to sovereignty cell as Vercingetorix schemes rally torture, strongman Germanicus is examiner to bend the bars comprehensive the cell so the function can enter the adjoining stall of Livilla and Drusus stray makes an escape possible.

Though the Romans now number heptad, nearly half their party untidy heap not competent soldiers. Livilla dominant Valerius have no experience any, and Drusus is an alien asset; he has lost integral desire to be a Romish soldier and only wishes bring out return home rather than have a hand in in a suicide mission however during their escape he the truth himself highly proficient with boss captured bow and quiver motionless arrows against the enemy.

The group faces further tribulations what because Valerius is captured and distressed by the enemy to express the mission, location and piece of the party as chuck as the plans of rendering main body of Caesar's command. The Roman party attacks unornamented group of Druids and bear out burdened with two prisoners; ambush is a woman who Beaver falls in love with.

On the early morning of decency day of Caesar's attack, magnanimity Romans discovers the secret artillery guarding the mountain pass locale Caesar's forces will come drink. The weapon is a ballista that fires flaming pitch get on to the attack force igniting honesty terrain and the attacking general public.

Cast

Release

Giants of Rome was floating in Italy on 10 Sept 1964.

It was released thrill France on 22 December 1965.^[3]

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