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NEW. After years of battle between their countries, the kings of Rome (Robert Keith) and Alba (Andrea Aurel) agree to let three brothers from each nation fight to the death to end the war. Taken ...
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Terence Young directs partially this historical epic involving the Romans doing battle with the rival kingdom of Alba. Alan Ladd slumming it. It's a pretty gorgeous movie that I found myself ultimately not paying much attention to, the music was good and so were the fight scenes and the dubbing but that was about it. The movie definitely ends on a kind of Shakespeare tragedy note. Young gets ...
It’s brutal, it’s hard-hitting, and it made Bob Odenkirk of all people an action star. #9: The Killer vs. The Brute. “The Killer” (2023) As fun as it is watching macho heroes breeze through the bad guys, it’s refreshing to see protagonists actually struggle in their fights.
Although, by modern standards, a relatively young man (63) when this movie was made, it would be his last before his death five years later. He appears very frail but conveys a strong sense of dignity and maintains a masterful diction. Perhaps, given the combination, a suitable finale for a character lead.
The sets and battle scenes were very well designed and staged as they were very reminiscent of many of the epics from the 50's, which was a time when Young was extremely active making movies of… Review by Blaze the Action Junkie ★★½
- Terence Young, Ferdinando Baldi
- Lux Film, Tiberia Film
Italian. English. Duel of Champions (Italian: Orazi e Curiazi) is a 1961 film about the Roman legend of the Horatii, triplet brothers from Rome who fought a duel against the Curiatii, triplet brothers from Alba Longa in order to determine the outcome of a war between their two nations. This film was directed by Ferdinando Baldi and Terence Young.
Mar 2, 2019 · Duel of Champions (1961) February 8, 2017 ~ monsterhunter. Here’s a movie that’s going to satisfy that contingent of gladiator fans that like watching old, short guys near the end of their life strapping on the Roman soldier outfit and battling a bunch of guys half his age and still come out on top. Sure, in the end both of his brothers are ...
