This weak sword and sandal historical epic is one step above the gladiator films of a decade later, giving American movie stars Rhonda Fleming and Ricardo Montalban a trip to Italy and a silly script to work from. They are peasants in a rebellion against Babylonian king Roldano Lupi who kidnaps Fleming and wants to make her queen, replacing wife Tamara Lees whom he has grown tired of. As she is in love with Montalban (dubbed by somebody who sounds like Tab Hunter in the version I saw), Fleming can't give herself willingly to the king even though he is kind to her. The king has an evil cousin (Carlo Ninchi) who obviously wants power and bides his time before taking action. But with Montalban on the loose, it's obvious what's going to happen, even though the audience is too busy laughing at his ridiculous wig that makes him look like Prince valiant with a perm..
Looking like it was filmed on standing sets from "Quo Vadis", this is a handsome production but it is filled with many plot holes and disturbing moments, including one segments that insinuates that Fleming is raped. She is in prison with a bunch of other women who are obviously beaten and subjugated to all sorts of humiliations. Prince of this film genuinely bad, and the dubbing is obvious. At least King Lupi is given some sympathetic characteristics, but it's obvious that his intentions with Fleming white lascivious. Rubber alligators added in after stock footage of real alligators add to the humor.
Looking like it was filmed on standing sets from "Quo Vadis", this is a handsome production but it is filled with many plot holes and disturbing moments, including one segments that insinuates that Fleming is raped. She is in prison with a bunch of other women who are obviously beaten and subjugated to all sorts of humiliations. Prince of this film genuinely bad, and the dubbing is obvious. At least King Lupi is given some sympathetic characteristics, but it's obvious that his intentions with Fleming white lascivious. Rubber alligators added in after stock footage of real alligators add to the humor.