Julius Caesar Against the Pirates

Julius Caesar Against The Pirates
Directed by Sergio Grieco
Produced by Gastone Guglielmetti
Written by Maria Grazia Borgiotti
Gino Mangini
Sergio Grieco
Starring Gustavo Rojo
Abbe Lane
Gordon Mitchell
Music by Carlo Innocenzi
Cinematography Vincenzo Seratrice
Release dates
  • 1962 (1962)
Country Italy
Language Italian

Julius Caesar Against the Pirates (Italian: Giulio Cesare contro i pirati, also known as Caesar Against the Pirates and Julius Caesar and the Pirates) is a 1962 Italian adventure film written and directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Gustavo Rojo, Abbe Lane and Gordon Mitchell.[1][2] It is loosely based on actual events from the early life of Julius Caesar.

Plot

Julius Caesar, is threatened by the dictator Sulla, due to Caesar's wife Cornelia's ties to Sulla's enemies. Caesar decides to flee Rome to the court of his friend, King Nicomedes of Bithynia. While traveling in the area, Caesar is captured by pirates. The pirates are engaged in hostilities with Bithynia, and Caesar swears that once he is ransomed, he will return and destroy the pirates.

Cast

References

  1. Della Casa, Steve; Giusti, Marco. Il grande libro di Ercole. pp. 164–165. Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Edizioni Sabinae, 2013. ISBN 978-88-98623-051.
  2. Casadio, Gianfranco. I mitici eroi. p. 258. Longo Editore, 2007. ISBN 978-88-8063-529-1.

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