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The Ten Gladiators
The Ten Gladiators
	Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gianfranco Parolini
Screenplay by	Giovanni Simonelli; Sergio Sollima;
Starring	Roger Browne; Jose Greci; Dan Vadis; Franca Parisi;
Cinematography	Francesco Izzarelli
Edited by	Edmond Lozzi
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production; company	Cine-Produzioni Associate
Release date	14 December 1963 (Italy);
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Italy

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The Ten Gladiators (Italian: I dieci gladiatori) is a 1963 Italian film directed by Gianfranco Parolini.

Plot summary

Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death on the cross.

Cast

Roger Browne as Glaucus Valerius
José Greci (a.k.a. Susan Paget) as Lidia
Dan Vadis as Roccia
Franca Parisi (a.k.a. Margaret Taylor) as Poppea
Gianni Rizzo as Claudius Nero
Mimmo Palmara (aka Dick Palmer) as Tigelinus
Ugo Sasso as Resius
Mirko Ellis as Servius Galba
Gianfranco Parolini as Livius Verus
Vassili Karis as Epaphrodito
Emilio Messina as Gladiator Leptus
Giuseppe Mattei (aka Pino Mattei) as Gladiator Methodius
Pietro Torrisi as Gladiator
Aldo Canti as Gladiator
Giancarlo Bastianoni as Gladiator
Giuliano Dell'Ovo as Gladiator
Gino Turini (a.k.a. John Turner) as Gladiator
Romano Giomini as Gladiator
Ivano Staccioli as Gladiator
Roberto Messina as Gladiator
Milton Reid as Bald Wrestler
Salvatore Borghese as Milo / Minius, the Mute
Arnaldo Fabrizio as Glaucus' Little Servant
Veriano Ginesi as Geriel, the Ship's Drummer^[1]

Release

The Ten Gladiators was released in Italy on 14 December 1963 with a 110-minute running time as I dieci gladiatori.^[1] On its American release, the film had a running time of 104 minutes.^[1]

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 171.

Sources

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

External links

The Ten Gladiators at IMDb
The Ten Gladiators is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich2017171-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 171.

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+'''''The Ten Gladiators''''' ({{langx|it|I dieci gladiatori}}) is a 1963 Italian film directed by [[Gianfranco Parolini]].
 == Plot summary ==
+{{More plot|section|date=October 2024}}
-{{Expand section|date=May 2011}}Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death on the cross.
+Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death on the cross.
 == Cast ==
+{{castlist|
-*[[Roger Browne]] as Glaucus Valerius
+* [[Roger Browne]] as Glaucus Valerius
-*[[José Greci]] (aka Susan Paget) as Lidia
-*[[Dan Vadis]] as Roccia
+* [[José Greci]] (a.k.a. Susan Paget) as Lidia
+* [[Dan Vadis]] as Roccia
-*[[Franca Parisi]] (aka Margaret Taylor) as Poppea
+* [[Franca Parisi]] (a.k.a. Margaret Taylor) as [[Poppaea Sabina|Poppea]]
-*[[Gianni Rizzo]] as [[Nero|Claudius Nero]]
+* [[Gianni Rizzo]] as [[Nero|Claudius Nero]]
-*[[Mimmo Palmara]] (aka Dick Palmer) as Tigelinus
+* [[Mimmo Palmara]] (aka Dick Palmer) as [[Tigellinus|Tigelinus]]
-*[[Ugo Sasso]] as Resius
-*[[Mirko Ellis]] as [[Galba|Servius Galba]]
+* [[Ugo Sasso]] as Resius
+* [[Mirko Ellis]] as [[Galba|Servius Galba]]
-*[[Gianfranco Parolini]] as Livius Verus
+* [[Gianfranco Parolini]] as Livius Verus
-*[[Vassili Karis]] as Epaphrodito
+* [[Vassili Karis]] as [[Epaphroditus (freedman of Nero)|Epaphrodito]]
-*[[Emilio Messina]] as Gladiator Leptus
+* Emilio Messina as Gladiator Leptus
-*[[Giuseppe Mattei]] (aka Pino Mattei) as Gladiator Methodius
+* Giuseppe Mattei (aka Pino Mattei) as Gladiator Methodius
-*[[Pietro Torrisi]] as Gladiator
+* [[Pietro Torrisi]] as Gladiator
-*[[Aldo Canti]] as Gladiator
+* [[Nick Jordan (Italian actor)|Aldo Canti]] as Gladiator
-*[[Giancarlo Bastianoni]] as Gladiator
+* Giancarlo Bastianoni as Gladiator
-*[[Giuliano Dell'Ovo]] as Gladiator
+* Giuliano Dell'Ovo as Gladiator
-*[[Gino Turini]] (aka John Turner) as Gladiator
+* Gino Turini (a.k.a. John Turner) as Gladiator
-*[[Romano Giomini]] as Gladiator
+* Romano Giomini as Gladiator
-*[[Ivano Staccioli]] as Gladiator
+* [[Ivano Staccioli]] as Gladiator
-*[[Roberto Messina]] as Gladiator
+* Roberto Messina as Gladiator
-*[[Milton Reid]] as Bald Wrestler
+* [[Milton Reid]] as Bald Wrestler
-*[[Salvatore Borghese]] as Milo / Minius, the Mute
+* [[Salvatore Borghese]] as Milo / Minius, the Mute
-*[[Arnaldo Fabrizio]] as Glaucus' Little Servant
+* Arnaldo Fabrizio as Glaucus' Little Servant
-*[[Veriano Ginesi]] as Geriel, the Ship's Drummer (uncredited)
+* [[Veriano Ginesi]] as Geriel, the Ship's Drummer{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=171}}
+}}
-== Soundtrack ==
+==Release==
+''The Ten Gladiators'' was released in Italy on 14 December 1963 with a 110-minute running time as ''I dieci gladiatori''.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=171}} On its American release, the film had a running time of 104 minutes.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=171}}
-{{Expand section|date=May 2011}}
+==References==
+===Footnotes===
+{{reflist}}
+===Sources===
+* {{cite book
+ |last1=Kinnard
+ |first1=Roy
+ |last2=Crnkovich
+ |first2=Tony
+ |title=Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990
+ |publisher=McFarland
+ |isbn=978-1476662916
+ |year=2017
+}}
 == External links ==
-*{{IMDb title|id=0056997|title=The Ten Gladiators}}
+* {{IMDb title|id=0056997|title=The Ten Gladiators}}
-*{{Internet Archive film|id=TenGladiators|name=The Ten Gladiators}}
+* {{Internet Archive film|id=TenGladiators|name=The Ten Gladiators}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ten Gladiators}}
 [[Category:1963 films]]
-[[Category:1960s action films]]
+[[Category:1960s action adventure films]]
-[[Category:1960s adventure films]]
+[[Category:1960s Italian-language films]]
-[[Category:Peplum films]]
-[[Category:Italian films]]
-[[Category:Italian-language films]]
 [[Category:Films set in the Roman Empire]]
 [[Category:Depictions of Nero on film]]
+[[Category:Cultural depictions of Poppaea Sabina]]
 [[Category:Films about gladiatorial combat]]
-[[Category:Action adventure films]]
+[[Category:Italian action adventure films]]
+[[Category:Sword-and-sandal films]]
+[[Category:1960s Italian films]]