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Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964)
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Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964)
Original name: L'ultimo gladiatore
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: While fighting in Britain, Roman forces commanded by Caligula capture the noble warrior, Glaucus. Seeing in him gladiator material, Caligula takes Glaucus back to Rome along with other hostages including Glaucus's girlfriend, Ena. A man seeking to restore the Roman Republic then assassinates Caligula after which Claudius is proclaimed emperor. Messalina -- Claudius's beautiful but evil wife -- then maneuvers to replace Claudius with her lover, Silio. She forces Glaucus to help her in this quest by threatening to harm the enslaved Ena. Written by dinky-4 of Minneapolis
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient, sword and sorcery, ancient rome, ancient world, sorcery, prison, martial arts, combat, prison escape, heroes, violence, slave, warrior, tough guy, battles, sword fight, wrestling, dwarf, duel, strongman, hercules, beggar, bow and arrow ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychotronic, homoerotic, epic and independent film films with plots about peplum, sword fight, sword and sandal, battles, warrior, combat and sword mostly in Adventure, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules: The Rebel Gladiators (1962), The Avenger (1962), Revolt of the Praetorians (1964), The Conquest of Mycenae (1963), Thor and the Amazon Women (1963). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In this sword and sandal fantasy, Poseidon must battle a gladiator quartet in ancient Rome. If he wins, the son of Hercules will have his life and anything else he wants. Sure enough, he wins and asks that the life of a Christian girl be spared. But ...
Style: psychotronic
Plot: peplum, gladiator, hercules, ancient world, ancient rome, sorcery, sword and sorcery, ancient, chase, rescue, revolt, arrest ...
Place: rome italy
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The Rebel Gladiators (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In order to persuade the Emperor to spare his village, the mighty Ursus is forced to fight the greatest gladiator in Rome in the Roman Arena.
Plot: peplum, gladiator, greek mythology, slave, ancient rome, arena, prison, jail cell, battles, security guard, heroes, sword fight ...
Time: ancient times
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Hercules vs. the Giant Warriors (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Hercules, having agreed to restore justice to Mycenae, confronts evil Prince Myles. The villain is invested with power over giant bronze warriors by his mother Pasiphaƫ, a sorceress in Hades. Myles assassinates the king and abducts his cousin, ...
Style: psychotronic
Plot: hercules, peplum, ancient world, sword and sorcery, gladiator, ancient, barbarian, camp, warrior, sword fight, sword, muscleman ...
Place: ancient greece, rome italy, greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Italian sword & sandal thrills as the son of Hercules is pitted against an evil king and his wretched followers.
Plot: peplum, hercules, superpower, evil, son, bare chested male, fictional war, bow and arrow, adventure hero, muscleman, wrestler, one against many ...
Time: ancient times
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Avenger (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Aeneas leads escapees from the Trojan war to new land in Italy, and must deal with new threats to his people.
Style: psychotronic
Plot: peplum, ancient world, mythology, myth, warrior, ancient, troy, gladiator, greek mythology, ancient rome, antiquity, ancient history ...
Place: ancient greece, hellas, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Revolt of the Praetorians (1964)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Rome chafes under the rule of the Emperor Domitian and his Egyptian mistress, Artamne. A mysterious champion arises to fight against the Emperor -- a masked man known as the Red Wolf. In fact, the Red Wolf is Valerius Rufus, one of the ...
Plot: ancient rome, peplum, ancient, ancient world, historical event, gladiator, antiquity, emperor, revolt, dwarf, bare chested male, villainess ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Conquest of Mycenae (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Gordon Scott plays Glaucus, the prince of Tiryns, a powerful warrior who goes undercover in Mycenae to infiltrate the evil cult of Moloch, which is exacting tribute from neighboring kingdoms in the form of attractive young hostages, both male and ...
Style: gothic, psychotronic, epic
Plot: peplum, hercules, sword and sorcery, ancient world, sorcery, troy, ancient, bare chested male, evil, combat, superhuman powers, battles ...
Time: ancient times
Place: ancient greece, greece, rome italy
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Thor and the Amazon Women (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A race of Amazon warriors is enslaving the men of a country, and the mighty Thor is called upon to help them regain their freedom.
Style: independent film
Plot: peplum, warrior, female fight, medieval, female warrior, matriarchy, superhero, sorority, kickass, semi nudity, sorcery, gladiator ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times
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Hercules Against the Mongols (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Though Genghis Khan eventually sought peace with the West, his death in 1227 AD puts into power his three war-like sons: Sayan, Susdal, and Kin Khan. These sons quickly overrun the city of Tuleda and take prisoner Princess Bianca, though young ...
Plot: peplum, hercules, medieval, warrior, gladiator, legion, myth, mythology, sorcery, sword and sorcery, barbarian, superpower ...
Time: middle ages, 13th century, medieval times
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The Magnificent Gladiator (1964)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Roman soldiers capture Attalus (a.k.a. Hercules) in a battle at the fringes of the Roman Empire. They take him back to Rome where his prowess as a gladiator earns the respect of the Emperor Galienus. An ambitious nobleman named Zullo, however, wants ...
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The Fury of Hercules (1962)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In a tyrannical kingdom there is an evil ruler and a queen who lusts after Hercules who is attracted to a handmaiden. A rebellion overthrows the ruler.
Plot: peplum, hercules, ancient, ancient world, warrior, sword and sorcery, evil, bare chested male, greek mythology, drug, heroes, battles ...
Place: ancient greece, greece, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Goliath battles for the freedom of the Babylonian people.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Hercules Against the Barbarians (1964)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The eternal Hercules in this film has gone way beyond his usual time and place in ancient Greece and is now helping Poland free itself of Mongol invaders in the 12th century. Mark Forest is the star of this peplum epic, Hercules Against The ...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: peplum, hercules, warrior, sword and sorcery, barbarian, sorcery, heroes, rescue, battles, legends and myths, battle zone, escapades ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century
Place: poland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Giants of Rome (1964)
Genre: Adventure, War
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An elite group of soldiers led by the courageous Claudius Marcellus are handpicked by Julius Caesar to embark on a desperate and dangerous suicide mission to destroy the Druids' secret weapon.
Style: fast paced
Plot: peplum, ancient rome, roman soldier, roman empire, warrior, ancient, ancient world, sword and sorcery, sorcery, soldier, bare chested male, buddy ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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Duration: 47 min.
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Country: Italy
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Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
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Country: Italy, France
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
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