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Attila
Attila (; ) is a 1954 historical drama, directed by Pietro Francisci and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti for Lux Film. Based on the life of Attila the Hun, it stars Anthony Quinn as Attila and Sophia Loren as Honoria, with French leading man Henri Vidal as the Hun's antagonist, Flavius Aetius. Irene Papas, in the second of three contract pictures for Lux Film, plays one of Attila's wives, Grune. Ettore Manni, Christian Marquand, and Claude Laydu are among the supporting cast of mostly French and Italian actors. American actor Scott Marlowe made his screen debut in the film. Along with The Pride and the Passion and Houseboat, it was one of Loren's biggest box-office successes during the 1950s.
Plot
The story is set during 450-452 A.D. The Huns, a horde of barbarians from the distant plains of Asia, move toward the rich western lands of Germania, led by a savage chief, Attila.
Cast
- Aldo Pini
- Anthony Quinn
- Carlo Hintermann
- Christian Marquand
- Claude Laydu
- Colette Régis
- Eduardo Ciannelli
- Ettore Manni
- Fernando Birri
- Furio Meniconi
- Guido Celano
- Henri Vidal
- Irene Papas
- Marco Guglielmi
- Mario Feliciani
- Mimmo Palmara
- Pietro Pastore
- Richard Bakalyan
- Robert Riettii
- Scott Marlowe
- Sophia Loren
More details
| author | Ennio de Concini Primo Zeglio Richard C. Sarafian |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | ancient Rome |
| director | Pietro Francisci |
| editor | Leo Catozzo |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | alp arrest attila begin bleda fall apart fall of the western roman empire fight flavius aetius galla placidia gather germania hide honoria hun imperial court kill murder pope leo i ravenna roman empire roman legion rua rugila rule the king valentinian iii warn west western roman empire wound |
| musicBy | Enzo Masetti |
| producer | Carlo Ponti Dino De Laurentiis |
| publisher | Embassy Pictures Lux Film |
| theme | biographical drama sword-and-sandal war |