Duel of Champions

Duel of Champions (1961)

Orazi e Curiazi

The fabulous spectacular of the legendary warrior who destroyed his enemies and united a nation!

A Roman nobleman, Horatius leads an imperial legion during the long and bloody war between the Romans and the Albans. A desperate arrangement is agreed on how to settle the war. Three valiant brothers are chosen from each side to fight one last fierce and bloody duel...

Date of release
1961-10-19
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Adventure, History
Director
Terence Young, Ferdinando Baldi

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Horatii and Curiatii

Duel of Champions is a 1961 film about the Roman legend of the Horatii and Curiatii, two sets triplet brothers from Rome and Alba Longa who fought a duel against each other in order to determine the outcome of a war between their two nations.

Production

Tiberia Films had to cooperate with Lux Film in order to finance the venture. Lux were making a number of movies aimed at the international market around this time, others including The Tartars, The Thief of Bagdad, and The Wonders of Aladdin.

The film was originally called Horatio and was also known as Ojario and The Gladiator of Rome. Shooting took place in Yugoslavia and Rome.

Alan Ladd walked off the set after 11 weeks of filming because he had not been paid. When his salary was guaranteed he resumed filming. "My advice to any American actor making a film abroad is to develop his own foreign policy beforehand", said Ladd. "My own, for the future, will be 'Speak softly, but carry an iron contract'."

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