Challenge of the Gladiator

Challenge of the Gladiator

Infamy and Cruelty Sweep the Roman Empire as a Madman Turns the Country Into a Bloody Arena!

1965 · 90 min · ★ 5.0 · History, Action, Adventure, Drama

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.

Directed by Domenico Paolella · Written by Alessandro Ferraù

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Peter Lupus Spartacus
Gloria Milland Livia
Massimo Serato Senator Lucius Quintilius
Livio Lorenzon Commodio
Piero Lulli Consul Metellus
Walter Barnes Nero
Andrea Checchi
Dario Michaelis
Franco Ressel
Bruno Scipioni

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