Thunder of Battle

Thunder of Battle (Italian: Coriolano, eroe senza patria^[1]) is a 1964 Italian historical drama film set in Rome in 493 BC. The plot is an adaptation of the Roman legend about the general who won great victories for the Romans over their enemies the Volscians, but was then forced into exile by his political enemies at home.

Thunder of Battle
Directed by	Giorgio Ferroni
Screenplay by	Remigio Del Grosso[1]
Produced by	Diego Alchimede[1]
Starring	Gordon Scott Alberto Lupo Lilla Brignone Philippe Hersent
Cinematography	Augusto Tiezzi[1]
Edited by	Antonietta Zita[1]
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli[1]
Production companies	Doria Film Explorer '58 Comptoir Francais du Film[2]
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	5 March 1964 (1964-03-05) (Italy)
Running time	96 minutes[1]
Countries	Italy France[2]

Cast

• Gordon Scott as "Coriolanus"
• Alberto Lupo as "Escinius"
• Lilla Brignone as "Volumnia"
• Philippe Hersent as "Cominius"
• Rosalba Neri as "Virginia"
• Aldo Bufi Landi as "Marco"
• Nerio Bernardi as "Menenius Agripa"
• Piero Pastore
• Tullio Altamura
• Nello Pazzafini

Release

Thunder of Battle was released in Italy with a 96-minute running time on March 5, 1964.^[1] The film re-uses footage from The Trojan Horse.^[2]

See also

• List of historical drama films
• List of films set in ancient Rome

Footnotes

1. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 176.
2. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 177.

References

• Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.
• Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links

• Thunder of Battle at IMDb
• Thunder of Battle at Variety Distribution