Vittorio Cottafavi Movies

  • 1958
    The Warrior and the Slave Girl

    The Warrior and the Slave Girl

    The Warrior and the Slave Girl

    61958HD

    Marcus Numidius, a Roman tribune sent to Armenia to put down a gladiators' revolt, captures the rebels' popular leader, Aselepius. Princess Amira,...

    The Warrior and the Slave Girl
  • 1960
    Messalina

    Messalina

    Messalina

    5.51960HD

    Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of...

    Messalina
  • 1961
    Amazons of Rome

    Amazons of Rome

    Amazons of Rome

    4.51961HD

    Marching down the Italian peninsula to sack ancient Rome, Etruscan warrior Drusco instead offers to hold back his onslaught if the Romans hand over...

    Amazons of Rome
  • 1960
    Goliath and the Dragon

    Goliath and the Dragon

    Goliath and the Dragon

    5.21960HD

    A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the...

    Goliath and the Dragon
  • 1945
    The Gate of Heaven

    The Gate of Heaven

    The Gate of Heaven

    6.71945HD

    Episodic film with flashbacks about the lives of some sick and infirm people travelling on the same train, making a pilgrimage to the shine of Our...

    The Gate of Heaven
  • 1964
    100 Horsemen

    100 Horsemen

    100 Horsemen

    6.61964HD

    Don Fernando rallies peasants and townspeople to overthrow Moorish occupiers in medieval Spain.

    100 Horsemen
  • 1961
    Hercules and the Captive Women

    Hercules and the Captive Women

    Hercules and the Captive Women

    4.41961HD

    King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the...

    Hercules and the Captive Women
  • 1969
    Oliver Cromwell: Ritratto di un dittatore

    Oliver Cromwell: Ritratto di un dittatore

    Oliver Cromwell: Ritratto di un dittatore

    01969HD

    Television movie about Oliver Cromwell.

    Oliver Cromwell: Ritratto di un dittatore
  • 1953
    Traviata 53

    Traviata 53

    Traviata 53

    6.71953HD

    An engineer has a romance with the mistress of a rich banker but she sacrifices herself,returning to the rich man, for the best interests of the...

    Traviata 53
  • 1965
    Life of Dante

    Life of Dante

    Life of Dante

    01965HD

    3-part biopic of Dante Alighieri made for Italian public television. Mixes reenacted scenes of Dante's public life with readings of his poems,...

    Life of Dante
  • 1959
    Legions of the Nile

    Legions of the Nile

    Legions of the Nile

    5.21959HD

    Octavio secretly sent his consul Curridio to Alexandria in a final attempt to reach peace. In the city, he meets Berenice, a mysterious and beautiful...

    Legions of the Nile
  • 1975
    The Persians

    The Persians

    The Persians

    51975HD

    An adaptation of the Aeschylus play.

    The Persians
  • 1971
    Antigone

    Antigone

    Antigone

    91971HD

    Cottafavi's adaptation of the Greek tragedy for RAI.

    Antigone
  • 1948
    Unkown Men of San Marino

    Unkown Men of San Marino

    Unkown Men of San Marino

    4.81948HD

    A mysterious man, who had lost his memory, arrives in San Marino among other refugees during the Second World War.

    Unkown Men of San Marino
  • 1948
    Fantasmi del mare

    Fantasmi del mare

    Fantasmi del mare

    01948HD

    Evocation of a dramatic episode of the Second World War told by an old guard. Boarded as a non-commissioned officer on the battleship sailed from...

    Fantasmi del mare
  • 1957
    L'avaro

    L'avaro

    L'avaro

    101957HD

    An adaptation of Molière's play.

    L'avaro
  • 1959
    Passo falso

    Passo falso

    Passo falso

    01959HD

    A scientist kills his rival with a perfect alibi and tries to get away with it.

    Passo falso
  • 1957
    Sette piccole croci

    Sette piccole croci

    Sette piccole croci

    01957HD

    Sette piccole croci
  • 1949
    The Flame that Never Dies

    The Flame that Never Dies

    The Flame that Never Dies

    5.21949HD

    Inspired to the real story of the Carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisto. We see how, to save 22 hostages from dead sentence by Nazi, he decided to sacrifice...

    The Flame that Never Dies
  • 1952
    Milady and the Musketeers

    Milady and the Musketeers

    Milady and the Musketeers

    5.81952HD

    Very stylish Italian swashbuckler - The Three Musketeers from the viewpoint of Milady de Winter

    Milady and the Musketeers