Having killed her husband, Zenobia, the Queen of Palmyra, declares war
on Rome, on the advice of the treacherous Semantius. General
Marcus Valerius is sent by the Emperor Aurelian to put down the
uprising. Defeated, he is taken prisoner but manages to escape
with the help of the centurion Giuliano and the kindly vestal virgin
Bathsheba...
Script: Francesco Thellung, Francesco De Feo, Sergio Leone, Giuseppe Mangione, Guido Brignone
Cinematographer: Luciano Trasatti
Music: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cast: Anita Ekberg (Zenobia),
Georges Marchal (Marcus Valerius), Folco Lulli (Zemanzius),
Chelo Alonso (Erica), Gino Cervi (Aurelianus),
Jacques Sernas (Julianus), Lorella De Luca (Bathsheba, the Vestal),
Alberto Farnese (Marcello), Paul Muller (Slave Master),
Mimmo Palmara (Lator), Alfredo Varelli (Vithos),
Sergio Sauro (Flavio),
Arturo Bragaglia,
Remo De Angelis
Country: Italy / France / West Germany / Yugoslavia
Language: Italian
Support: Color
Runtime: 98 min
Aka:Sheba and the Gladiator ;
Sign of Rome ;
Sign of the Gladiator
The best French Films of the 1910s
In the 1910s, French cinema led the way with a new industry which actively encouraged innovation. From the serials of Louis Feuillade to the first auteur pieces of Abel Gance, this decade is rich in cinematic marvels.