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Son of Cleopatra (1964)
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Son of Cleopatra (1964)
Original name: Il figlio di Cleopatra
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, Egypt
Duration: 128 min.
Story: In Roman-dominated Egypt, the corrupt administration of a governor named Petronius has sparked a revolt headed by El Kabir, a young man who learns that he's actually the son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. When Petronius' daughter, Livia, newly-arrived from Rome, falls into his hands, El Kabir uses this opportunity to win her over to his side before releasing her to her father.
Plot: ancient egypt, ancient world, ancient, camel, ancient rome, combat, heroes, desert, torture, pyramid, battles, sword fight, wrestling, dictator, security guard, chase, strongman, greco roman wrestling, revolt, corporal punishment, ambush, sphinx, brawl, evil man, sword duel ...
Place: rome italy

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychotronic, epic, serious and homoerotic films with plots about peplum, sword fight, sword and sandal, battles, sword, combat and ancient mostly in Adventure, Drama and History genres. Some movies like Son of Cleopatra: The Slave (1962), Caesar the Conqueror (1962), Hercules Against Rome (1964), Giants of Rome (1964), The Trojan Horse (1961). 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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95%
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The Slave (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The decurion Randus holds himself so well in the command of his troops, that Caesar promotes him to centurion. He is subsequently sent to Egypt, to keep Cesar informed on the actions and intentions of co-triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus - a man too ...
Style: psychotronic, historical drama, period drama
Plot: peplum, ancient rome, ancient, ancient world, sword, sword duel, cavalry, parrot, caravan, slavery, sword fight, slave ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: alexandria egypt, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964)
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 ...
Plot: peplum, gladiator, sword and sorcery, ancient, ancient rome, sorcery, ancient world, strongman, muscleman, hercules, martial arts, sword fight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Caesar the Conqueror (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In 54 B.C. Julius Caesar seeks to solidify his position in Rome by putting down a rebellion in Gaul led by a tribal chieftain named Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix has rallied many tribes to his cause, including one led by the beautiful Queen Asterix ...
Style: epic
Plot: peplum, ancient rome, warrior, barbarian, julius caesar, roman empire, roman, ancient world, ancient, legion, gladiator, conspiracy ...
Time: 1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
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Hercules Against Rome (1964)
Genre: Adventure, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Hercules comes from Greece to Ravenna, Italy, because a friend from childhood days has sent for him: Hercules should help the Roman Emperor who is in danger because of an intrigue lead by the leader of the pretorian guards.
Style: psychotronic
Plot: peplum, hercules, ancient world, ancient, ancient rome, friend, superhuman powers, heroes, violence, soldier, dungeon, wrestling ...
Place: rome italy
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73%
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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 ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: rome italy, ancient greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
The Trojan Horse (1961)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Guerra di Troia (AKA: Trojan Horse) is a 1961 historical drama film set in the tenth and final year of the Trojan War. The film focuses primarily on the exploits of the Trojan hero Aeneas during this time. The film was directed by Giorgio Ferroni ...
Style: psychotronic
Plot: peplum, greek mythology, mythology, ancient world, myth, ancient, trojan horse, greek, antiquity, sword and sorcery, sorcery, troy ...
Time: year 1961
Place: ancient greece, greece, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Fury of Achilles (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In the tenth year of the Trojan War, tensions between Achilles and Agamemnon divide the Greek camp while giving hope to the Trojans.
Style: homoerotic
Plot: peplum, ancient, antiquity, warrior, ancient world, troy, greek mythology, myth, slave girl, hopes, god, battles ...
Time: ancient times
Place: ancient greece, greece, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Alone Against Rome (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A Roman Consul, on his way to fight a border war, stations a garrison of soldiers in a provincial town. The townspeople aren't happy with this situation but decide it's in their best interests to cooperate. However, the Tribune left in ...
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient rome, ancient, roman empire, combat, showdown, army, roman, sword, dungeon, battlefield ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Duel of the Titans (1961)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Steve Reeves and George Scott are raised by wolves, but grow up to become the founders of Rome.
Style: perverse, serious, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: peplum, ancient rome, ancient history, ancient, myth, mythology, antiquity, ancient world, bible, time machine, sibling relationship, disaster ...
Time: year 1961
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Brennus, Enemy of Rome (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: AKA: Brennus, Enemy of Rome, AKA: Battle of the Valiant A 1963 film about the sack of Rome in 387 BC
Plot: ancient rome, peplum, ancient, roman, roman soldier, antiquity, ancient history, ancient world, torture, massacre, forced marriage, cell ...
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58%
Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, War
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The daughter of a noble man is sold into slavery, only to be later rescued by the film's hero. Repackaged from an original Sword-and-Sandal italian film.
Plot: peplum, sword and sorcery, camel, semi nudity, sorcery, superpower, bare chested male, son, horse riding, princess, good versus evil, prince ...
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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 ⇓
57%
Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, History
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The story of Spartacus and 10 other gladiators who rebelled against the bloody coliseum sports. They escape and are faced at every turn by Roman soldiers bent on taking them back to the Coliseum - dead or alive!
Style: exciting, stylized, realistic, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: peplum, ancient history, ancient, warrior, ancient world, ancient rome, gladiator, roman soldier, battles, rescue, rebellion, heroes ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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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 ⇓
54%
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The Last Roman (1968)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, West Germany, Romania
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A Roman noble, Cethegus, tries to start a war, setting the Ostrogoths and their Queen, Amalasuntha, against the Byzantine Emperor Justinian; Cethegus wants to swoop in after they have destroyed each other and create a new Roman Empire from their ...
Style: sexy, epic
Plot: ancient rome, ancient, peplum, barbarian, ancient history, time machine, ancient world, female nudity, roman empire, sword and sandal
Time: middle ages, 6th century, ancient times
Place: rome italy, istanbul turkey, constantinople
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
The 300 Spartans (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000.
Style: period piece, epic, serious, technicolor, fast paced ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mythology, battles, heroic mission, heroes, ancient, ancient history, sword fight, antiquity, greek mythology, peplum, myth, sorcery ...
Time: ancient times, 5th century
Place: ancient greece, hellas, rome italy, europe, greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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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 ⇓
51%
Samson Against the Pirates (1963)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A terrible pirate terrorizes the Antilles plundering ships, slaughtering their crews and selling women as slaves. One of the women asks Sansone for help.
Plot: peplum, swashbuckler, semi nudity, ship, pirate, camp, showdown, combat, trapdoor, pirate captain, acrobat, beefcake martial arts ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Seven Rebel Gladiators (1965)
Genre: Adventure, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The ruthless Roman tribune, Vadio, joins forces with the evil Morakeb to take over the throne of Aristea, usurping King Krontal and stealing away his lovely daughter in the process. Meanwhile, Marco Aulo, now a Roman centurion, comes to Aristea to ...
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient rome, ancient, combat, rebel army, battles, sword fight, violence, escape, warrior, dwarf ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Three strongmen hunt down a murderous sea monster.
Style: psychotronic, homoerotic
Plot: hercules, peplum, sword and sorcery, ancient world, sorcery, greek mythology, lion, sea monster, ancient, gay interest, superhero, horse ...
Place: ancient greece, rome italy, greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 127 min.
Story: While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.
Style: technicolor, epic, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: peplum, greek mythology, ancient, sorcery, ancient rome, ancient world, antiquity, gladiator, inventor, sword, chivalry, ancient history ...
Time: year 1961
Place: ancient greece, greece, hellas, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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A Queen for Caesar (1962)
Genre: Adventure, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Story of the power struggle between Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy, and how a common soldier risks his life to serve her.
Plot: peplum, ancient rome, roman empire, ancient, cleopatra, ancient egypt, ancient world, antiquity, sword fight, soldier, conspiracy, queen ...
Time: 1st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Sigurd Drakedreper (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sigurd Drakedreper is a film about Sigurd growing up in a time when conflicts are resolved with weapons. Sigurd is named after a great tale hero, Sigurd Fåvnesbane. It is expected that he will grow up and become a strong Viking, like all in his ...
Plot: viking, ancient, sword and sorcery, sorcery, slavery, young boy, teen superhero, death of brother, father son relationship, death of father, revenge, brother brother relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (1961)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Maciste arranges for himself and his new friend Bangor to be captured by a mysterious band of white-clad marauders and taken to an underground city. There the two are forced to turn an enormous wheel along with other captives as part of a ...
Style: homoerotic
Plot: peplum, warrior, ancient world, muscleman, adventure hero, bare chested male, underground city, one against many, brawl, sunrise, sword and sorcery, underground ...
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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.
Style: biblical, psychotronic, homoerotic
Plot: peplum, gladiator, warrior, arena, myth, mythology, historical event, ancient world, rebellion, companionship, battles, heroes ...
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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 Pasiphaë, 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 ⇓
43%
Julius Caesar (1970)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story: All star cast heads up this 1970 remake of the William Shakespeare classic tale of the betrayal of the the Roman senate against their emperor, the plotting and scheming that led up to the assassination of the title charecter, and all of Romes' ...
Style: epic, cult classic, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot: ancient history, ancient rome, shakespeare, ancient, roman empire, antiquity, betrayal, assassination, medieval, ancient world, warrior, bible ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: rome italy, italy, ancient greece, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Drawn from the same events that later inspired Gladiator, the film charts the power-hungry greed and father-son betrayal that led to Rome's collapse at the bloody hands of the Barbarians.
Style: epic, captivating, exciting, stylized, serious ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, barbarian, battles, tragic hero, sword fight, ancient world, peplum, ancient, betrayal, politics ...
Time: ancient times
Place: rome italy, ancient greece, greece, europe, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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