Sign of the Gladiator (1959)

★ 4.4 1h 38m IMDb

Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops, but she makes a big mistake when she falls in love with enemy officer Marco Valerio.

Sign of the Gladiator

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Cast

Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg as Zenobia, Queen of Palmira Died 2015 · Malmö - Skåne län - Sweden Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (29 September 1931 - 11 January 2015), known as Anita Ekberg, was a Swedish actress who worked in European and American films. She started work as a fashion model and suc...
Georges Marchal
Georges Marchal as Marcus Valerius, Roman Consul Died 1997 · Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France Georges Marchal was one of the most important lead actors in French cinema in the '50s, together with Jean Marais. He was the lead in various costume dramas and swashbuckling films before taking part...
Folco Lulli
Folco Lulli as Zemanzius, Zenobia's Prime Minister Died 1970 · Florence, Tuscany, Italy Folco Lulli (3 July 1912 – 23 May 1970) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 104 films between 1946 and 1970. He was the brother of actor Piero Lulli. Description above from the Wikipedia articl...
Jacques Sernas
Jacques Sernas as Julianus, Roman Centurian Died 2015 · Kaunas, Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jacques Sernas (Lithuanian: Jurgis Šernas; sometimes credited as Jack Sernas; born 30 July 1925, died 3 July 2015) was a Lithuanian-born French actor with an int...
Lorella De Luca
Lorella De Luca as Bathsheba, the Vestal Died 2014 · Firenze, Italy
Alberto Farnese
Alberto Farnese as Marcello Died 1996 · Palombara Sabina, Lazio, Italy Alberto Farnese (3 June 1926 – 2 June 1996) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1951 and 1989. He starred in the film Whom God Forgives, which won the...

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CinemaSerf 5/10 Nov 30, 2024
Roman consul "Marcus Valerio" (Georges Marchal) finds himself captured and tortured by "Zenobia" (Anita Ekberg), the warlike Queen of the rebelling Palmyra. Rather than just crucify him, though, she reckons he might be of some use as they plan to defeat their enemy in an even bigger battle yet to come and so secure their freedom. He's very easy on the eye is old "Marcus", and the Queen promptly takes a bit of a shine to him - despite the protestations of her scheming minster "Semanzio" (Folco Lulli). Pretty swiftly we are let into the truth about the Roman's mission in her kingdom, but just as with the queen, he too is becoming just a bit conflicted. Can he save her without losing his honour and betraying his own people? Can she survive the machinations of her warlike advisor and save her new love? Well none of that is really in jeopardy at any point in this amiably colourful piece of peplum, but the writing (from Sergio Leone, no less) and the acting are really pretty woeful and there's not the slightest jot of chemistry between the wooden as a post Marchal and an Ekberg who really did look like she was there for the cash and the holiday. There are some enjoyably photographed and staged battle scenes at the end with flames and catapults a-plenty and though it could never be called good, it's by no means the worst of these 1950s sword and sandal efforts.

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