Sins of Rome (Italian: Spartaco) is a 1953 historical drama film directed by Riccardo Freda and loosely based on the life story of Spartacus.[3][4] The rights of film's negatives and copies were bought by the producers of Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film Spartacus, as to prevent eventual new releases of the film that could have damaged the commercial outcome of Kubrick’s film; this resulted in Sins of Rome's withdrawal from market for about thirty years.[5]
In 74 B.C., Spartacus, a Roman soldier of Thracian origins, is enslaved by Crassus after coming to the rescue of the beautiful slave Amytis. Enlisted into Lentulus's gladiators, he attempts repeatedly to escape. When the gladiators begin a revolt, Spartacus becomes their leader and leaves Rome with them. Wounded by Rufus's soldiers during a patrol, he takes refuge with Crassus's young daughter Sabina, who has fallen in love with him. After recovering, Spartacus returns to his men and leads them in a victorious assault on Rufus's fortified camp. The unexpected defeat alarms the senate; Crassus summons Spartacus and promises freedom for him and his followers. Meanwhile, the rebels, unsettled in the absence of their leader, decide to attack the Roman troops. Spartacus joins them and dies in battle, which turns into carnage for the slaves.
Sins of Rome was distributed in Italy as Spartaco by A.P.I. on January 28, 1953.[1][2] The film grossed a total of 450 million Italian lire in Italy.[2] The film was released in the United States as Sins of Rome and in the United Kingdom as Spartacus the Gladiator.[2]
^Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN8876055487.
^Maria Wyke (1997). Projecting the Past: Ancient Rome, Cinema and History. Routledge, 2013. ISBN1317796071.
^Silke Knippschild, Marta Garcia Morcillo (15 August 2013). Seduction and Power: Antiquity in the Visual and Performing Arts. A&C Black, 2013. ISBN978-1441190659.
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Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.
sins, rome, italian, spartaco, 1953, historical, drama, film, directed, riccardo, freda, loosely, based, life, story, spartacus, rights, film, negatives, copies, were, bought, producers, stanley, kubrick, 1960, film, spartacus, prevent, eventual, releases, fil. Sins of Rome Italian Spartaco is a 1953 historical drama film directed by Riccardo Freda and loosely based on the life story of Spartacus 3 4 The rights of film s negatives and copies were bought by the producers of Stanley Kubrick s 1960 film Spartacus as to prevent eventual new releases of the film that could have damaged the commercial outcome of Kubrick s film this resulted in Sins of Rome s withdrawal from market for about thirty years 5 Sins of RomeDirected byRiccardo FredaScreenplay byJean Ferrey Maria Bory Gino Visentini 1 Story byMaria Bory 1 Produced byCarlo Caiano 2 StarringMassimo Girotti Ludmilla Tcherina Gianna Maria Canale Yves VincentCinematographyGabor Pogany Mario Bava 1 Edited byMario Serandrei 1 Music byRenzo Rossellini 1 ProductioncompaniesA P I Film Consorzio Spartacus Film Es Establisments Sinag Rialto Film 2 Distributed byA P I Italy Release date28 January 1953 1953 01 28 Italy Running time105 minutes 1 CountriesItaly France 1 LanguageItalianBox office450 million lire Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Release 4 References 5 Source 6 External linksPlot summary editIn 74 B C Spartacus a Roman soldier of Thracian origins is enslaved by Crassus after coming to the rescue of the beautiful slave Amytis Enlisted into Lentulus s gladiators he attempts repeatedly to escape When the gladiators begin a revolt Spartacus becomes their leader and leaves Rome with them Wounded by Rufus s soldiers during a patrol he takes refuge with Crassus s young daughter Sabina who has fallen in love with him After recovering Spartacus returns to his men and leads them in a victorious assault on Rufus s fortified camp The unexpected defeat alarms the senate Crassus summons Spartacus and promises freedom for him and his followers Meanwhile the rebels unsettled in the absence of their leader decide to attack the Roman troops Spartacus joins them and dies in battle which turns into carnage for the slaves Cast editMassimo Girotti as Spartacus Ludmilla Tcherina as Amitys Gianna Maria Canale as Sabina Yves Vincent as Ocnomas Carlo Ninchi as Marcus Licinius Crassus Carlo Giustini as Artorige Teresa Franchini as Spartacus s mother Vittorio Sanipoli as Marcus Virilius Rufus Umberto Silvestri as Lentulus Renato Baldini as Gladiator Nerio Bernardi Cesare BettariniRelease editSins of Rome was distributed in Italy as Spartaco by A P I on January 28 1953 1 2 The film grossed a total of 450 million Italian lire in Italy 2 The film was released in the United States as Sins of Rome and in the United Kingdom as Spartacus the Gladiator 2 References edit a b c d e f g h Curti 2017 p 310 a b c d e Curti 2017 p 311 Roberto Chiti Roberto Poppi Enrico Lancia Dizionario del cinema italiano I film Gremese 1991 ISBN 8876055487 Maria Wyke 1997 Projecting the Past Ancient Rome Cinema and History Routledge 2013 ISBN 1317796071 Silke Knippschild Marta Garcia Morcillo 15 August 2013 Seduction and Power Antiquity in the Visual and Performing Arts A amp C Black 2013 ISBN 978 1441190659 Source editCurti Roberto 2017 Riccardo Freda The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker Jefferson North Carolina McFarland External links editSins of Rome at IMDb Sins of Rome at AllMovie Sins of Rome at the TCM Movie Database nbsp This article related to an Italian film of the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an adventure film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sins of Rome amp oldid 1150870393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
