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The Revolt of the Slaves (1960)
Ancient Romans persecute Christians and Roman pays gold coins for slave girl
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The 1960 Italian film "The Revolt of the Slaves" is set during in the later Roman Empire when the
Romans were persecuting Christians. A beautiful Roman Senator's daughter purchases a male Christian
slave, falls in love with him, and becomes a Christian.
A Roman official leading the hunt for Christians attempts to purchase a beautiful Christian slave girl
and pays a Roman officer in gold coins for her.
1. Claudia and Sebastiano riding
Claudia (Rhonda Fleming) is the daughter of a Roman Senator and Sebastiano (Ettore Manni) is her
boyfriend. They ride a chariot and throw coins to the street crowds.
2. Coins on the ground
The crowd picks up the free money.
Claudia's father Claudio purchases the handsome slave Vibio (Lang Jeffries) at an auction and brings
him home.
3. Claudia meets Vibio
Claudia checks Vibio's identification card.
She has Vibio whipped for a minor infraction and then falls in love with him.
4. The emperor gives orders
The Roman Emperor Massimiano (Dario Moreno) orders a campaign against the Christians and puts Corvino in charge.
Corvino has seen a beautiful Christian slave girl Agnese (Wandisa Guida) and wants her for himself.
He talks to a Roman captain who works for him.
5. Corvino pays the captain
Corvino pays the Roman captain and the captain's girlfriend to find her.
6. Money on the table
The coins are imitation Roman prop coins.
Another official offers the captain money.
7. Official offers money
Corvino kills the other official.
Claudia and Vibio have fallen in love and Claudia has become a Christian.
During a raid on the Roman catacombs where the Christians meet both are captured and taken to a
dungeon where they are to be held for a circus.
In the dungeon Claudia meets her former slave girl Agnese.
8. Claudia meets Agnese
The captives are to be used at a Roman Circus.
The emperor and his friends sit in the best seats.
9. Watching the games
Some gladiator contests are held and then the Christians are brought out.
10. Christians lined up
Romans kill a few Christians by throwing spears at them but then the audience begins yelling and
signaling by "thumbs up" that the emperor should spare the remaining Christians which he does.
11. Vibio and Claudia
Vibio and Claudia leave the arena free (or until the next circus).
Cast, Directors, Writers:
Rhonda Fleming as Claudia
Ettore Manni as Sebastiano
Lang Jeffries as Vibio
Dario Moreno as Emperor Massimiano
Serge Gainsbourg as Corvino
Wandisa Guida as Agnese
Director: Nunzio Malasomma
Writers: Stefano Srucchi, Duccio Tessari
Based on the 1854 novel Fabiola by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman
Ettore Manni as Sebastiano
Lang Jeffries as Vibio
Dario Moreno as Emperor Massimiano
Serge Gainsbourg as Corvino
Wandisa Guida as Agnese
Writers: Stefano Srucchi, Duccio Tessari
Based on the 1854 novel Fabiola by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman
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