Challenge of the Gladiator

Il Gladiatore che sfidò l'impero

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

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.

Director

Domenico Paolella

Music

Giuseppe Piccillo

Screenplay

Alessandro Ferraù

Screenplay

Domenico Paolella

Status

Released

Release date

04/04/1965

Original language

English