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The Centurion (film)

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The Centurion
Directed byMario Costa
CinematographyPier Ludovico Pavoni
Music byCarlo Innocenzi
Release date
  • 1961 (1961)
LanguageItalian

Il conquistatore di Corinto (AKA: The Centurion) is a French/Italian international co-production 1961 historical drama film set in 146 BC in Greece. Against the backdrop of the Battle of Corinth, this movie is centered on a love story between a Roman centurion named Caius Vinicius and Hebe, the daughter of a local governor with anti-Roman sentiments.

This film was directed by Mario Costa.

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Reception

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The movie was criticized for significant historical inaccuracies and even called "pure peplum propaganda."[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Conqueror of Corinth (1961)". MonsterHunter. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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