Head of a Tyrant
| Head of a Tyrant | |
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| Directed by | Fernando Cerchio |
| Written by | Friedrich Hebbel (play) Guido Malatesta Damiano Damiani Gian Paolo Callegari Fernando Cerchio |
| Produced by | Piero Ghione |
| Starring | Massimo Girotti Isabelle Corey Renato Baldini Yvette Masson |
| Cinematography | Pier Ludovico Pavoni |
| Edited by | Gianmaria Messeri |
| Music by | Carlo Savina |
Production companies | Faro Film C.F.P.C |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | Italy |
Head of a Tyrant or Judith and Holofernes (Italian: Giuditta e Oloferne) is a 1959 historical film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Massimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey and Renato Baldini.[1]
An Italian-French co-production, it is part of the boom in Sword-and-sandal productions during the late 1950s. The film is based on the story of Judith Beheading Holofernes. A 1929 film Judith and Holofernes was also inspired by the tale.
Cast
- Massimo Girotti as Holophernes
- Isabelle Corey as Judith
- Renato Baldini as Arbar
- Yvette Masson as Rispa
- Gianni Rizzo as Ozia
- Camillo Pilotto as Belial
- Lucia Banti as Servant Girl
- Ricardo Valle as Isaac
- Leonardo Botta as Gabriele
- Franco Balducci as Galaad
- Luigi Tosi as Irasa
- Gabriele Antonini as Brother
- Daniela Rocca as Naomi
- Enzo Doria as Daniel
See also
- Judith of Bethulia (1914)
References
- ↑ Parish p.53
Bibliography
- Parish, James Robert. Film Directors Guide:Western Europe. Scarecrow Press, 1976.
External links
- Head of a Tyrant at IMDb
- Head of a Tyrant Archived 2022-07-15 at the Wayback Machine at Variety Distribution
Categories:
- 1959 films
- French historical drama films
- Films about Judith
- Italian historical drama films
- 1959 historical drama films
- 1959 Italian-language films
- French films based on plays
- Films about Jews and Judaism
- Films based on the Hebrew Bible
- Films scored by Carlo Savina
- Religious epic films
- 1950s sword-and-sandal films
- 1959 Italian films
- 1959 French films
- Universal Pictures films
- English-language historical drama films
- Films based on works by Friedrich Hebbel
- 1950s Italian film stubs
