Revolt of the Praetorians (1964)
Rome chafes under the rule of the Emperor Domitian and his Egyptian mistress, Artamne. A mysterious champion arises to fight against the Emperor -- a masked man known as the Red Wolf. In fact, the Red Wolf is Valerius Rufus, one of the Emperor's trusted centurions who's aided by none other than the Emperor's court jester, the diminutive Elpidion. Rebels in league with Valerius kidnap Artamne, planning to exchange her for two of their imprisoned colleagues, but Artamne escapes and soon both Valerius, (now exposed as the Red Wolf), and his fiancee, Lucilla, are sentenced to be immersed in a cauldron of molten lead. Valerius's friends, however, rise up to rescue him and to liberate Rome.
Director: Alfonso Brescia
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Richard Harrison as Velerio Rufo |
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Giuliano Gemma as Cocceio Nerva |
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Moira Orfei as Artamne |
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Piero Lulli as Domiziano |
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Aldo Cecconi as Soterus |
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Salvatore Furnari as Elpidion |
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Renato Montalbano as Sotero |
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Mirko Ellis as Seiano |
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Amedeo Trilli as Il guardiano della cava |
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Fedele Gentile as Fabio Lucilio |
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Ivy Holzer as Zusa |
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Ennio Antonelli as Wrestler (uncredited) |
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Fortunato Arena as Guard (uncredited) |
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Angelo Boscariol as Praetorian (uncredited) |
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Aldo Canti as Acrobat (uncredited) |
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Luigi Ciavarro as Guard (uncredited) |
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Enrico Chiappafreddo as Guard (uncredited) |
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Franz Colangeli as Traitor (uncredited) |
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Arnaldo Dell'Acqua as Acrobat (uncredited) |
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Gianni Di Segni as Praetorian (uncredited) |
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Angela Palmieri as Girl with the Rebels (uncredited) |
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Aldo Pedinotti as Strong Man (uncredited) |
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Franco Pasquetto as Rebel (uncredited) |
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Paola Pitti as |
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Massimo Carocci as |
| Editing | Nella Nannuzzi | Editor |
| Camera | Fausto Rossi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Luigi Filippo Carta | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Franco Caruso | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Albino Morandin | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Bruno Ukmar | Master at Arms |
| Production | Carlo Vassalle | Production Manager |
| Directing | Filiberto Fiaschi | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Filippo Perrone | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Antonio Fratalocchi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Riva | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renata Magnanti | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonio Randaccio | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Umberto Spagna | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Pier Ludovico Pavoni | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mario Giorsi | Costume Design |
| Sound | Carlo Franci | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Alfonso Brescia | Director |
| Writing | Gian Paolo Callegari | Writer |
| Art | Pier Vittorio Marchi | Production Design |