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Le Schiave di Cartegno (Slaves of Carthage) was produced on the super-epic scale that, in the late 1950s at least, was economically feasible only in Europe. Jorge Mistral plays Roman soldier Marc Valerio, assigned to the task of killing off any Christians who cross his path. Instead, he falls in love with Lea (Marisa Allasio), the titular slave of Carthage, who is accused of using sorcery to murder the Roman proconsul. For Lea's sake, Marco casts his lot with the Christians, suffering mightily as a result. Gianna Maria Canale is appropriately wicked as the Roman empress.