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The Loves of Salammbo (Italian: Salambò, French: Salammbô) is a 1960 historical drama directed by Sergio Grieco. It is loosely based on the novel Salammbô by Gustave Flaubert.
During the 3rd century B.C. a horde of barbarians are hired by the Phoenian city of Carthage to fight against the Roman empire, but when the city's ruler is unable to fulfill the promised payment made to the mercenaries, they attack the African settlement, where Salammbô --the ki... Read all.
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- Action, Drama
- Sergio Grieco
- 1962-10
During the 3rd century B.C. a horde of barbarians are hired by the Phoenian city of Carthage to fight against the Roman empire, but when the city’s ruler is unable to fulfill the promised payment made to the mercenaries, they attack the African settlement, where Salammbô –the king’s daughter and high priestess of goddess Tanit- tries to ...
- Sergio Grieco
- Stella Film, Fides Films
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- Jeanne Valérie
- Sergio Grieco
- Stella Film, Fides Films
Film Details. Also Known As. Salammbo. Release Date. Jan 1962. Premiere Information. Denver, Colorado, opening: 3 Oct 1962. Production Company. Fides; Stella Film. Distribution Company. Twentieth Century--Fox Film Corp. Country. France. Screenplay Information. Based on the novel Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert (1862). Technical Specs. Sound. Mono.
- Sergio Grieco
- Jeanne Valérie
The Loves of Salammbo is a film directed by Sergio Grieco with Jeanne Valérie, Jacques Sernas, Edmund Purdom, Riccardo Garrone .... Year: 1960. Original title: Salambò.
Mathos ( a muscular and handsome Sernas) brings his angry band of unpaid barbarian merceneries to the king of Carthage demanding their just recompense. While confronting the king, he meets Hamilcar's daughter, the princess Salammbo, virgin high priestess of the goddess Tanit and guardian of the sacred veil.
