08-21-2003, 12:45 PM
If I could put in my two sesterces, I think the memory of the film is likely to be "Duel of the Titans" (1961) starring Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott. While the basic plot is the legend of Romulus and Remus from Livy, Steve Reeves does a bridge defence ala "One-eyed" Horatius before the plowing the pomerium and killing Remus (Scott) in the final scene. True, it's an interpolation, but I remember it was very exciting decades ago. The other possibility might be "Amazons of Rome" (1962) starring Louis Jourdan, which depicts Lars Porsenna's attack on Rome, though I don't recall seeing this one, or what Amazons have to do with anything.<br>
For anyone looking for a good general resource (the depictions of antiquity in the media are a growing sub-discipline in academia) I recommend Jon Solomon's "The Ancient World in the Cinema" updated 2nd ed. Yale, 2001. It's recent enough to cover Gladiator and has indexes and filmographies that make searching IMdb.com a lot more fruitful (alternative titles, foreign titles, etc.).<br>
I have tried to find a VHS or DVD of the "Duel" and have not been able to. Maybe if folks like us could let the media moguls know there is a market for old sword and sandal flicks. (P.S. Sergio Leone wrote the script and assistant directed this Tarzan vs. Hercules extravaganza, reportedly shot in the Sabine hills not far from the actual legendary landscape and then went on to direct "The Colossus of Rhodes," one of the better genre pieces, before moving to the Amercian West and "A Fistful of Dollars.")<br>
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Wade Heaton<br>
Lucius Cornelius Libo<br>
[email protected] <br>
www.togaman.com <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=togaman>Togaman</A> at: 8/21/03 11:05 pm<br></i>
For anyone looking for a good general resource (the depictions of antiquity in the media are a growing sub-discipline in academia) I recommend Jon Solomon's "The Ancient World in the Cinema" updated 2nd ed. Yale, 2001. It's recent enough to cover Gladiator and has indexes and filmographies that make searching IMdb.com a lot more fruitful (alternative titles, foreign titles, etc.).<br>
I have tried to find a VHS or DVD of the "Duel" and have not been able to. Maybe if folks like us could let the media moguls know there is a market for old sword and sandal flicks. (P.S. Sergio Leone wrote the script and assistant directed this Tarzan vs. Hercules extravaganza, reportedly shot in the Sabine hills not far from the actual legendary landscape and then went on to direct "The Colossus of Rhodes," one of the better genre pieces, before moving to the Amercian West and "A Fistful of Dollars.")<br>
<br>
Wade Heaton<br>
Lucius Cornelius Libo<br>
[email protected] <br>
www.togaman.com <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=togaman>Togaman</A> at: 8/21/03 11:05 pm<br></i>
