Challenge of the Gladiator

Challenge of the Gladiator
Directed by	Domenico Paolella
Starring	Peter Lupus
Music by	Giuseppe Piccillo
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	1964 (1964) (USA)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Challenge of the Gladiator (Italian: Il gladiatore che sfidò l'impero) is a 1965 Italian peplum film directed by Domenico Paolella.^[1][2]

Plot

Treacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius plans a secret journey into Thrace to recover a legendary treasure. He is accompanied by his daughter Livia posing as a Christian slave girl, his cruel henchman Commodio, and Terenzius, an ex-gladiator and Nero look-alike who fools the local Thracians into believing he is the real Emperor. But Lucius's plans are thwarted by Spartacus and his band of rebels who succeed in capturing the treasure for Thrace. When news arrives from Rome that the real Nero has died, local Roman governor Consul Metellus joins forces with Spartacus to defeat the traitors.

Cast

• Peter Lupus: Spartacus (credited as Rock Stevens)
• Massimo Serato: Senator Lucio Quintilio
• Gloria Milland: Livia
• Livio Lorenzon: Commodio
• Piero Lulli: Consul Metello
• Walter Barnes: Terenzo
• Andrea Checchi
• Dario Michaelis
• Franco Ressel
• Bruno Scipioni
• Salvatore Borghese: Gladiator

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
2. Michele Giordano (1998). Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.

External links

• Challenge of the Gladiator at IMDb
• Challenge of the Gladiator at Variety Distribution