Siege of Syracuse (film) explained

Siege of Syracuse
Director:	Pietro Francisci
Music:	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cinematography:	Carlo Carlini
Editing:	Nino Baragli
Language:	Italian

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

• List of historical drama films
• List of films set in ancient Rome

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sindelar. Dave. 2018-09-02. The Siege of Syracuse (1960). 2021-01-03. Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings. en.
2. Web site: Archimedes – Löwe von Syrakus - Hannes' Filmarchiv. 2021-01-03. www.yllr.net.