L' Assedio di Siracusa (film)
Encyclopedia
The Siege of Syracuse is a 1960 historical drama film about the Roman Siege of Syracuse. It took place between 214 and 212 B.C., during the Second Punic War with Carthage.
The film was directed by Pietro Francisci
.
The film was directed by Pietro Francisci
Pietro Francisci
Pietro Francisci was an Italian film director, best remembered for the film Hercules which inspired the sword and sandal boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Born in Rome, his career took a distinct turn for the worse after he directed the science-fiction film 2+5 Missione Hydra, released in...
.
Cast
- Rossano BrazziRossano Brazzi-Biography:Brazzi was born in Bologna to Adelmo and Maria Brazzi. He attended San Marco University in Florence, Italy, where he was raised from the age of four...
as "Archemides" - Tina LouiseTina LouiseTina Louise is an American actress, singer, and author. She is best known for her role as the "movie star" Ginger Grant on the television situation comedy Gilligan's Island .-Early life:...
as "Diana / Artemide / Lucrezia" - Sylva KoscinaSylva KoscinaSylva Koscina was an Italian actress.-Biography:...
as "Clio" - Enrico Maria SalernoEnrico Maria SalernoEnrico Maria Salerno was an Italian theatre & film actor, also a film director. He was also the voice of Clint Eastwood in the Italian version of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy films, and the voice of Christ in The Gospel According to St...
as "Gorgia" - Gino CerviGino CerviGino Cervi was an Italian actor of international fame.Cervi was born in Bologna. His father was the theatre critic Antonio Cervi.In 1928, he married Nini Gordini and they had a son, Tonino Cervi...
as "Gerone" - Alberto FarneseAlberto FarneseAlberto Farnese was an Italian actor. He appeared in 89 films and television shows between 1951 and 1989. He starred in the film Whom God Forgives, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury award at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Rome 11:00 * The...
as "Marcus Claudius MarcellusMarcus Claudius MarcellusMarcus Claudius Marcellus , five times elected as consul of the Roman Republic, was an important Roman military leader during the Gallic War of 225 BC and the Second Punic War...
" - Luciano Marin as "Marco"
- Alfredo Varelli as "Kriton"
- Walter GrantWalter GrantWalter Grant was a Scottish professional football midfielder who played for Scottish clubs and , and English club .Grant joined Aberdeen in 1915. His career was interrupted by the Great War in 1916, but resumed in 1919. He played exactly 100 games for Aberdeen before leaving to join in 1925...
as "Tiresias" - Mara Lombardo as "Selinonte Dancer"