Head of a Tyrant

Head of a Tyrant or Judith and Holofernes (Italian:Giuditta e Oloferne) is a 1959 Italian-French historical film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Massimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey and Renato Baldini.[1]

Head of a Tyrant
Directed byFernando Cerchio
Produced byPiero Ghione
Written byFriedrich Hebbel (play)
Guido Malatesta
Damiano Damiani
Gian Paolo Callegari
Fernando Cerchio
StarringMassimo Girotti
Isabelle Corey
Renato Baldini
Yvette Masson
Music byCarlo Savina
CinematographyPier Ludovico Pavoni
Edited byGianmaria Messeri
Production
company
Faro Film
C.F.P.C
Distributed byConstantin Film (West Germany)
Universal Pictures (US)
Release date
26 February 1959
Running time
94 minutes
CountryFrance
Italy
LanguageItaly

It is part of the boom in Sword-and-sandal productions during the late 1950s. The film is based on the story of Judith Beheading Holofernes. A 1929 film Judith and Holofernes was also inspired by the tale.

Cast

See also

References

  1. Parish p.53

Bibliography

  • Parish, James Robert. Film Directors Guide:Western Europe. Scarecrow Press, 1976.


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