Rome Against Rome
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byGiuseppe Vari
Screenplay by
  • Ferruccio De Martino
  • Marcello Saratarelli[1]
Story by
  • Ferruccio De Martino
  • Massimo De Rita[1]
Starring
CinematographyGabor Pogany[1]
Music byRoberto Nicolosi[1]
Production
company
Galatea Film[1]
Distributed byCineriz
Release date
  • 13 February 1964 (1964-02-13) (Italy)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]
LanguageItalian

Rome Against Rome (Italian: Roma contro Roma) is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Giuseppe Vari.[1]

Cast

Production

Director Vari filmed at CSC Studios.[2] Rome Against Rome was the second last film by the production company Galatea studio and the film historian Tim Lucas described as representing the end of the peplum cycle as it was a "victim of the burgeoning "Spaghetti Western" movement".[3]

Release

Rome Against Rome was distributed theatrically in Italy by Cineriz on February 13, 1964.[1][4] Lucas noted that the original English export print titled Rome Against Rome was dubbed under the direction of Tony Russel and that its soundtrack was "a chaotic mess".[4] The film was cut for foreign release with its original 110 minute running cut to 97 minutes for its British release as Rome Against Rome and cut further on its American release for American International Pictures as War of the Zombies.[4]

Reception

In his book Italian Horror Film Directors, Louis Paul described the film as " a visually arresting and colorful but minor contribution to both the horror film genre and the heroic adventure sagas from which its origins sprung."[5]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 189.
  2. ^ Hughes 2011, p. 12.
  3. ^ Lucas 2013, p. 513.
  4. ^ a b c Lucas 2013, p. 514.
  5. ^ Paul 2005, p. 18.

Sources

  • Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.
  • Lucas, Tim (2013). Mario Bava - All the Colors of the Dark. ISBN 978-0-9633756-1-2.
  • Paul, Louis (2005). Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8749-3.
  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links


Films directed by Giuseppe Vari (Joseph Warren)
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