Fire Over Rome
Seen it?1965 | 80 min | Drama, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved Spartacus or True Grit, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
Marcus Valerius, a young consul, is assigned the mission to assist Menecrate, the leader of the Pretorian Guard, in the arrest and execution of as many Christians as possible. While raiding the Catacombs he has the surprise to find among the Christians the woman he loves, Giulia, who has been converted secretly to the banned religion. He helps her to escape and trouble soon follows. Stripped of his rank and arrested for defending the rebels he is condemned to fight as a gladiator...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Guido Malatesta
- Lang JeffriesMarcus Valerius
- Cristina GaïoniGiulia
- Moira OrfeiPoppaea
- Mario FelicianiSeneca
- Luciano MarinFulvius
- Evi MaltagliatiLivia Augusta, Marcus's Mother
- Franco FantasiaClodius
- Massimo CarocciYoung Christian
- Vladimir MedarNero
- Vladimir Bačić