Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules

1964 film

Gian Paolo Callegari
Alberto Valentin^[1]

Story by

Gian Paolo Callegari
Alberto Valentin^[1]

Produced byAlfonso Sansone^[1]Starring

Richard Harrison
Lisa Gastoni
Marilu Tolo
Philippe Hersent

CinematographyPier Ludovico Pavoni^[1]Edited byNella Nannuzzi^[1]Music byCarlo Franci^[1]

Production
companies

Promoteo Film S.R.L.
Sancro Film
Unicite
Les Films Jacques Leitienne^[1]

Distributed byVariety Distribution

Release date

27 June 1964 (1964-06-27)

Running time

98 minutesCountries

Italy
France^[1]

Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (Italian: L'ultimo gladiatore, lit. 'The Last Gladiator') is a 1964 peplum film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Richard Harrison and Lisa Gastoni.^[2]^{[page needed]}^[3]^{[page needed]}^[1]

Plot

Cast

Richard Harrison as Glaucus
Lisa Gastoni as Messalina
Marilù Tolo as Ena
Philippe Hersent as Claudius
Jean Claudio as Silius
Gianni Solaro as Cassius Chaerea
John McDouglas as Lucilius
Charles Borromel as Caligula
Maria Laura Rocca as Procusa
Lydia Alfonsi
Livio Lorenzon as Prefect of the court
Enzo Fiermonte

Release

Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules was released on June 27, 1964.^[1] In Italy, it had a runtime of 98 minutes and was titled L'ultimo gladiatore.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 118.
^ Michele Giordano. Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.
^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.