Duel of the Titans (1961)
Directed by Sergio Corbucci
Genres - Action, Adventure, Family & Personal Relationships |
Sub-Genres - Costume Adventure, Historical Epic |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
This unexceptional Duel of the Titans takes place on two different levels at once. The legendary brothers Romulus and Remus go at it to see who will ultimately survive and found the city of Caesars. And the slightly less legendary but still impressive Steve Reeves (Romulus) and Gordon Scott (Remus) are brought into a kind of body-building competition. Romulus and Remus are shown from their earliest beginnings as abandoned babes on the Tiber River, destined to face all sorts of challenges. First come their adventures after they are adopted by a female wolf as her own offspring. Then they later handle catastrophes like an erupting volcano or hand-to-paw combat with an irate bear. Once the two brothers have reached adulthood, they become enemies, as Remus seeks to aggrandize his power and Romulus seeks to cut him down to size.
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founding-father, shepherd, aristocracy, ancient, animal, battle [war], bear, brother, city, conflict, control, daughter, duel, king, love, love-triangle, power, Roman, toddlers, twins, tyrant, volcano, wolf