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Head of a Tyrant
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Wikipedia article
'Head of a Tyrant' or 'Judith and Holofernes' (Italian:'Giuditta e Oloferne') is a 1959 Italian-French historical film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Massimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey and Renato Baldini.Parish p.53
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
Bibliography
* Parish, James Robert. 'Film Directors Guide:Western Europe'. Scarecrow Press, 1976.
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