Movie Cosmos - Herod the Great

Description:

Angry at his wife and defeated in battle, the king of Judea is taken prisoner. After being spared by the Romans, King Herod comes to believe he's been a victim of court plotting.

Top Cast >

Edmund Purdom

As Erode

Sylvia Lopez

As Mariam

Sandra Milo

As Sara

Elena Zareschi

As Alessandra

Alberto Lupo

As Aronne

Massimo Girotti

As Ottaviano

Corrado Pani

As Antipatro

Renato Baldini

As Claudio

Camillo Pilotto

As gran sacerdote

Carlo D'Angelo

As uomo che ha visto nascere il messia

Enrico Glori

As Taret

Adolfo Geri

Fedele Gentile

As Oreb

Enzo Fiermonte

Renato Montalbano

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Andrea Giordana

Jean Mollier

Nino Marchetti

Diego Pozzetto

Top Crew >

Viktor Tourjansky

Director

Arnaldo Genoino

Director

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (5/10)

This has all the makings of a great story - the legendary Herod the Great, a twist of Anthony and Cleopatra and some good, old fashioned, court intrigue... What we get, however, is a poorly constructed sword and sandals offering featuring some rather poor performances from Edmund Purdom in the title role and Sylvia Lopez as his Queen "Mariam". It's actually fairly accurate - historically speaking - but the execution is so haphazard and lacklustre that it soon becomes quite an effort to watch, and it's equivalent of the 'Dance of the 7 Veils" is a distinctly wooden effort. The staging and costumes are efficient, and had the cast and writing been just a little stronger then this could have been good... but it wasn't/isn't.

2023-04-13