Thunder of Battle explained

Thunder of Battle
Director:	Giorgio Ferroni
Producer:	Diego Alchimede
Screenplay:	Remigio Del Grosso
Starring:	Gordon Scott Alberto Lupo Lilla Brignone Philippe Hersent
Music:	Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography:	Augusto Tiezzi
Editing:	Antonietta Zita
Studio:	Doria Film Explorer '58 Comptoir Francais du Film
Distributor:	Variety Distribution
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	Italy France

Thunder of Battle (Italian: Coriolano, eroe senza patria) is a 1964 Italian historical drama film set in Rome in 493 BC. The plot is an adaptation of the Roman legend about the general who won great victories for the Romans over their enemies the Volscians, but was then forced into exile by his political enemies at home.

Cast

• Gordon Scott as "Coriolanus"
• Alberto Lupo as "Escinius"
• Lilla Brignone as "Volumnia"
• Philippe Hersent as "Cominius"
• Rosalba Neri as "Virginia"
• Aldo Bufi Landi as "Marco"
• Nerio Bernardi as "Menenius Agripa"
• Piero Pastore
• Tullio Altamura
• Nello Pazzafini

Release

Thunder of Battle was released in Italy with a 96-minute running time on March 5, 1964. The film re-uses footage from The Trojan Horse.

See also

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

Footnotes

References

• Book: Hughes, Howard. Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. I.B.Tauris. 2011. 978-1-84885-608-0 . London - New York.
• Book: Kinnard . Roy . Crnkovich . Tony . Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990 . McFarland . 978-1476662916 . 2017.

External links

• • Thunder of Battle at Variety Distribution