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Caesar The Conqueror

- Julius Caesar leads the Roman army to battle against rebels in Gaul.

In 54 B.C. Julius Caesar seeks to solidify his position in Rome by putting down a rebellion in Gaul led by a tribal chieftain named Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix has rallied many tribes to his cause, including one led by the beautiful Queen Asterid and others who'd once pledged allegiance to Rome.

Release Date : 1962-09-27

Language :Italian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metheus Film

Production Country : Italy

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Julius Caesar

Original Name : Cameron Mitchell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vercingetorix

Original Name : Rik Battaglia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Queen Astrid

Original Name : Dominique Wilms

Gender : Female

Character Name : Claudius Valerian

Original Name : Ivica Pajer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Publia

Original Name : Raffaella Carrà

Gender : Female

Character Name : Calpurnia

Original Name : Carla Calò

Gender : Female

Character Name : Clelia

Original Name : Lucia Randi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pompey

Original Name : Carlo Tamberlani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caius Opio

Original Name : Cesare Fantoni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eporidorige

Original Name : Giulio Donnini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cicero

Original Name : Nerio Bernardi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quintus Sabino

Original Name : Piero Palermini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quintus Cicero

Original Name : Aldo Pini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Centurion

Original Name : Fedele Gentile

Gender : Male

Character Name : Titus Azius

Original Name : Enzo Petracca

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Alberto Manetti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marco Antonio

Original Name : Bruno Tocci

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-19

If Julius Caesar were to have had a publicist back in the day, he could have done worse than have had this created as an example of his military prowess. Cameron Mitchell plays the eponymous Roman autocrat who must rally his troops in the face of an open rebellion at the hands of Gaulish tribal leader Vercingetorix (Rik Battaglia). The story is a bit wobbly - there are some rather unnecessary romantic elements centring around his ward "Publia" (Raffaella Carrà) and the Queen of the Gauls "Astrid" (Dominique Wilms) which offers up a bit of feminine rivalry that doesn't work at all well, but the battle scenes are authentic enough and unlike so many films set around this time, the sets and look of the film come across as more genuine too. Buildings made of brick rather than marble, and the fight scenes more randomly staged (less choreographed) which all helps keep this flowing quite well. Sadly, the dubbing is largely out of synch, the editing seems more as if it had been hacked rather than cut and the budget doesn't quite facilitate the ambitions of director Nino Scolaro. Still, I didn't hate it and fans of the genre ought to get enough from the slightly overlong 1¾ hours to keep it interesting.