Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules

Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (Italian: L'ultimo gladiatore, lit. 'The Last Gladiator') is a 1964 peplum film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Richard Harrison and Lisa Gastoni.^{[2][page needed][3][page needed][1]}

Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules
Directed by	Umberto Lenzi
Screenplay by	Gian Paolo Callegari Alberto Valentin^[1]
Story by	Gian Paolo Callegari Alberto Valentin^[1]
Produced by	Alfonso Sansone^[1]
Starring	Richard Harrison Lisa Gastoni Marilu Tolo Philippe Hersent
Cinematography	Pier Ludovico Pavoni^[1]
Edited by	Nella Nannuzzi^[1]
Music by	Carlo Franci^[1]
Production companies	Promoteo Film S.R.L. Sancro Film Unicite Les Films Jacques Leitienne^[1]
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	27 June 1964 (1964-06-27)
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	Italy France^[1]

Plot

Cast

• Richard Harrison as Glaucus
• Lisa Gastoni as Messalina
• Marilù Tolo as Ena
• Philippe Hersent as Claudius
• Jean Claudio as Silius
• Gianni Solaro as Cassius Chaerea
• John McDouglas as Lucilius
• Charles Borromel as Caligula
• Maria Laura Rocca as Procusa
• Lydia Alfonsi
• Livio Lorenzon as Prefect of the court
• Enzo Fiermonte

Release

Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules was released on June 27, 1964.^[1] In Italy, it had a runtime of 98 minutes and was titled L'ultimo gladiatore.^[1]

References

1. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 118.
2. Michele Giordano. Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.
3. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.

Sources

• Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links

• Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules at IMDb  
• Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules at Variety Distribution