Herod the Great (1959)
Angry at his wife and defeated in battle, the king of Judea is taken prisoner. After being spared by the Romans, King Herod comes to believe he's been a victim of court plotting.
- Viktor Tourjansky
- Sergio Bergonzelli
- Vyera Goicovich
- Arnaldo Genoino
- Damiano Damiani
- Fernando Cerchio
- Tullio Pinelli
- Viktor Tourjansky
- Damiano Damiani
- Federico Zardi
Rating: 5/10 by 3 users
Alternative Title:
El rey cruel - ES
Le roi cruel - FR
Herodes der Grosse - DE
Country:
France
Italy
Language:
Deutsch
Italiano
Runtime: 01 hour 33 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: based on true story, peplum, king herod, biblical
This has all the makings of a great story - the legendary Herod the Great, a twist of Anthony and Cleopatra and some good, old fashioned, court intrigue... What we get, however, is a poorly constructed sword and sandals offering featuring some rather poor performances from Edmund Purdom in the title role and Sylvia Lopez as his Queen "Mariam". It's actually fairly accurate - historically speaking - but the execution is so haphazard and lacklustre that it soon becomes quite an effort to watch, and it's equivalent of the 'Dance of the 7 Veils" is a distinctly wooden effort. The staging and costumes are efficient, and had the cast and writing been just a little stronger then this could have been good... but it wasn't/isn't.
