The female slaves of Damascus

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Movie
German title The female slaves of Damascus
Original title L'eroe di Babilonia
Country of production Italy
original language Italian
Publishing year 1963
length 95 (German: 90) minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Siro Marcellini
script Siro Marcellini
Gian Paolo Callegari
Albert Valentin
production Giorgio Agliani
for CIRAC and FIA
music Carlo Franci
camera Pier Ludovico Pavoni
cut Nella Nannuzzi
occupation

The slaves of Damascus (original title: L'eroe di Babilonia ) is an Italian historical adventure film with fantasy elements. The of Siro Marcellini staged film had on 3 July 1964 its premiere in Germany. An alternate title of the video release was Babylonia .

action

Balthazar has seized the throne of Babylonia (in the German version Damascus) and rules the city with an iron hand and violence. The rightful owner of the throne, Nippur, grew up with Cyrus, the Persian king, and sets off for his homeland to end the tyranny and bring peace back to the empire. During his journey, he frees the Jewish girl Tamira from the hands of the captors of Balthazar, who wanted to bring her to the goddess Itar as a flame sacrifice.

However, Balthazar is able to track down the girl's and Nippur's quarters and have them thrown into dungeon. With the help of his friends, Nippur is able to free himself and open the gates of Babylonia to the troops of Cyrus. Balthazar dies at the sword of Nippur, who ascends the throne with Tamira.

criticism

A film of modest design, made with meager means and very predictable in its narrative solutions, writes Segnalazioni Cinematografiche Cinema.de, said it offers "tried and tested products from the sandal factory"

Remarks

The Italian gross profit was 195 million lire .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Vol. LIV, 1963
  2. http://www.cinema.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/die-sklavinnen-von-damaskus,1321461,ApplicationMovie.html
  3. ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari: Dizionario del Cinema Italiano, I film vol. 3, dal 1960 al 1969. Gremese 1992, p. 198