Caesar the Conqueror
(1962)
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Caesar the Conqueror
(1962)
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Rik Battaglia | ... |
Vercingetorix
(as Rick Battaglia)
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Dominique Wilms | ... |
Queen Astrid
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Ivica Pajer | ... |
Claudius Valerian
(as Ivo Payer)
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Raffaella Carrà | ... |
Publia
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Carlo Tamberlani | ... | |
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Cesare Fantoni | ... |
Caius Opio
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Giulio Donnini | ... |
Eporidorige
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Nerio Bernardi | ... | |
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Carla Calò | ... | |
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Piero Palermini | ... |
Quintus Sabino
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Bruno Tocci | ... | |
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Aldo Pini | ... |
Quintus Cicero
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Lucia Randi | ... |
Clelia
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Fedele Gentile | ... |
Centurion
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In 54 B.C. Julius Caesar seeks to solidify his position in Rome by putting down a rebellion in Gaul led by a tribal chieftain named Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix has rallied many tribes to his cause, including one led by the beautiful Queen Asterix and others who'd once pledged allegiance to Rome. At first things go badly for the Romans, complicated by the fact that Vercingetorix has captured and tortured a centurion named Claudius Valerius who's in love with Caesar's ward, Publia, who has also fallen into the hands of Vercingetorix. Eventually a great battle pitting Caesar against the rebellious Gaul decides the fate of all concerned. Written by dinky-4 of Minneapolis
The script proudly reads :"from Julius Ceasar's "the Gauls war" but the plot is so far-fetched it can only have been intended as a joke.Sure,we know about Julius's frames of mind which begin and close the movie,but the rest of the story is business as usual.
Vercingetorix is an obscure historic character,only known by Ceasar's pieces of writing.So why not turning him into the movie's villain?Played by a mediocre actor,the Gallic chief looks like a comic strip baddie,lecherous,cruel and treacherous.On the other hand,Romans are noble,brave,loyal and virtuous.
The Alesia episode is completely false historically speaking:it was a very long siege and the director reduces it to a battle .Alesia was located on a hill,in the movie it's a plain.And I'm not sure Mark Antony was here.
But the Gallic had their revenge in 1963:Astérix was born.