{{Infobox film | name = Fire Over Rome | image = Fire Over Rome.jpg | alt = | caption = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = Guido Malatesta | producer = Giorgio Marzelli{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=58}} | screenplay = {{plainlist|* Guido Malatesta * Giorgio Marzelli{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=58}}}} | story = | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | starring = {{plainlist|* Lang Jeffries * Cristina Galoni * Moira Orfei * Mario Felliciani}} | music = {{plainlist|* Guido Robuschi * Gian Stellari{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=58}}}} | cinematography = Aldo Greci{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=58}} | editing = Enzo Alfonzi{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=58}} | production_companies = {{plainlist|* GMC * Jadran Film{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=58}}}} | distributor = Variety Distribution | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1965|3|20|Italy}} | runtime = 80 minutes{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=58}} | country = Italy{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=58}} | language = | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Fire Over Rome''''' ({{langx|it|L'incendio di Roma}}) is a 1965 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Guido Malatesta.<ref>{{Citation|title=Fire Over Rome (1965)|url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film750575.html|language=en|access-date=2018-08-02}}</ref>
==Plot== After successfully campaigning in Gaul for several years, Consul Marcus Valerius arrived back in Rome with his legion. He and his men were looking forward to celebrating their return with their families and friends. The fearless warrior expected his Emperor to be pleased with his conquests, but Nero showed little interest. Other priorities were far more important. Nero ordered Marcus to assist Menecrate, the hated leader of the Praetorian Guards, in cleansing the city of its Christian presence but he refused and resigned as Consul in protest. He was immediately sentenced to death and his legion disbanded. Marcus Valerius is a valiant soldier and the killing of innocent people goes against all his principles. The former hero is now the hunted.
==Cast== * Lang Jeffries as Marcus Valerius * Cristina Gajoni as Giulia * Moira Orfei as Poppaea * Mario Feliciani as Seneca * Luciano Marin as Fulvius * Evi Maltagliati as Livia Augusta, Marcus's Mother * Franco Fantasia as Clodius
==Release== ''Fire Over Rome'' was released as ''L'incendio di Roma'' in Italy on 20 March 1965.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=58}} In the UK it received a belated release in 1975 under the title '''''Revenge of the Gladiators''''' where it appeared on a double bill with the 1962 film ''Land of the Monsters''.
==See also== * List of Italian films of 1965
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===Bibliography=== {{Refbegin}} * {{cite book |last1=Kinnard |first1=Roy |last2=Crnkovich |first2=Tony |title=Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1476662916 |year=2017 }} {{Refend}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0057179}} *[https://www.varietydistribution.it/en/catalogue/fire-over-rome/ ''Fire Over Rome''] at Variety Distribution
Category:1965 films Category:1965 Italian-language films Category:Films directed by Guido Malatesta Category:Films set in the Roman Empire Category:Films about gladiatorial combat Category:Depictions of Nero on film Category:Cultural depictions of Seneca the Younger Category:Cultural depictions of Poppaea Sabina Category:1960s sword-and-sandal films Category:1965 Italian films
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