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Legions of the Nile

1959 · 100 min

A lavish, old-fashioned swords-and-sandals romance with palace intrigue and a dash of tragedy.

Tagline
The Thundering Adventure That Brought an Empire to its Knees!
Overview
Octavio secretly sent his consul Curridio to Alexandria in a final attempt to reach peace. In the city, he meets Berenice, a mysterious and beautiful dancer who falls in love. Actually, the dancer is the queen Cleopatra who leads a double life using this name.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • power
  • identity
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour3
Realism4
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
history, drama, adventure
Directed by
Vittorio Cottafavi
Written by
Giorgio Cristallini, Ennio De Concini, Vittorio Cottafavi, Arnaldo Marrosu
Starring
Linda Cristal, Ettore Manni, Georges Marchal, Conrado San Martín, María Mahor, Alfredo Mayo, Daniela Rocca, Mino Doro
Music
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Cinematography
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Italy, France, Spain
Languages
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