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Siege of Syracuse (Italian: L'assedio di Siracusa) is a 1960 historical drama film about the Roman Siege of Syracuse, which took place between 213 and 212 B.C., during the Second Punic War with Carthage.
The film was directed by Pietro Francisci.
Cast
- Rossano Brazzi as "Archimedes"
- Tina Louise as "Diana / Artemide / Lucrezia"
- Sylva Koscina as "Clio"
- Enrico Maria Salerno as "Gorgia"
- Gino Cervi as "Gerone"
- Alberto Farnese as "Marcus Claudius Marcellus"
- Luciano Marin as "Marco"
- Alfredo Varelli as "Kriton"
- Walter Grant as "Tiresias"
- Mara Lombardo as "Selinonte Dancer"
Reception
Dave Sindelar called the film "un-even".[1] The film was criticized for a lack of historical accuracy.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Sindelar, Dave (2018-09-02). "The Siege of Syracuse (1960)". Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Archimedes – Löwe von Syrakus - Hannes' Filmarchiv". www.yllr.net. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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