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The Sword and the cross (Italian: Le schiave di Cartagine) is a 1956 sword and sandal film directed by Guido Brignone starring Gianna Maria Canale, Jorge Mistral, Marisa Allasio and Ana Luisa Peluffo.
The Sword and the Cross. Tarsus, in the Roman province of Cilicia, AD 120. Two Carthaginian sisters, Lea and Esther, are bought as slave girls by Roman tribune Marcus Valerius, who gives them as a present to proud Julia Martia, daughter of the proconsul.
- (87)
- Drama
- Guido Brignone
- 1960-04
Although the film was shot under the English title The Sword and the Cross another Italian film with that name (Le Schiave di Cartagine aka Slaves of Carthage) starring Gianna Maria Canale and Jorge Mistral, was released un the US in 1960.
Overview. Sold as slaves to a wealthy Roman, Lea and Esther, two Carthaginian sisters, are offered as gifts to the ambitious daughter of a proconsul and end up involved in spite of themselves in a dangerous game of power. Guido Brignone.
Trama. Giulia Marzia, figlia di un proconsole romano e promessa al cinico Flavio Metello, è innamorata del tribuno Marco Valerio che, invece, ama la bella cristiana Lea. L'avido Publio Cornelio convince Flavio ad assassinare il proconsole e accusare i cristiani del delitto per poter prendere il potere.
Le schiave di Cartagine - Un film di Guido Brignone. Film storico con troppe ambizioni. Con Gianna Maria Canale, Jorge Mistral, Marisa Allasio, Emilio Petacci, Carlo Lombardi. Avventura, Italia, 1957. Durata 91 min.
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