Classic Film about Caesar versus Vercingetorix: Caesar the Conqueror – Julius Caesar leads the Roman army to battle against rebels in Gaul.
Caesar the Conqueror (1962)
Director: Tanio Boccia
Writers: Gaio Giulio Cesare(book “De Bello Gallico”), Arpad DeRiso(adaptation and screenplay), Giovanni Scolaro(adaptation and screenplay)
Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Rik Battaglia, Dominique Wilms
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Language: English
Release Date: 27 September 1962 (Italy)
Duration: 97 min
Filming Location: Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Storyline:
In 54 B.C. Julius Caesar seeks to solidify his position in Rome by putting down a rebellion in Gaul led by a tribal chieftain named Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix has rallied many tribes to his cause, including one led by the beautiful Queen Asterix and others who’d once pledged allegiance to Rome. At first things go badly for the Romans, complicated by the fact that Vercingetorix has captured and tortured a centurion named Claudius Valerius who’s in love with Caesar’s ward, Publia, who has also fallen into the hands of Vercingetorix. Eventually a great battle pitting Caesar against the rebellious Gaul decides the fate of all concerned.
Reviews:
“Here’s a low-budget but epic-looking peplum movie which begins with lots of suspenseful court intrigue as the Roman senate conspire against Caesar, and ends with a predictable but rousing battle sequence which leaves bodies strewn asunder. Now to many people this will just seem like another typical peplum movie with not much to distinguish it from dozens of others. There’s one difference – for a change we have a strong acting performance from Cameron Mitchell, resplendent in a grey wig as Julius Caesar. Mitchell’s character is actually explored in the movie and given motivation, while the scriptwriters go behind the scenes to show the powerful, occasionally cruel, but just, man that he was (being an Italian movie this is obviously on Rome’s “side” and depicting the Gaul as bloodthirsty barbarians).
The costumes and sets are immaculate, giving the film a really authentic look which is one of the strong points, and there’s plenty of action to keep the drama moving along nicely. Bloody battles are done in style on wide grassy plains and with good choreography and lots of bloodshed and death. This is a surprisingly grisly film for the time in which it was made, with some strong moments of torture via red-hot pincers and scenes like when a soldier is axed in the head with blood pouring down his face which act as a forerunner to the atrocity movies they were making in the early ’80s. Arrows drive into heads and through necks and bodies are impaled and stabbed on swords, so this definitely isn’t a movie for children. Whoever said that BRAVEHEART paved the way for historical war violence was obviously mistaken!
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I found this to be a pretty involving movie in that we learned to care for the characters instead of simply not giving a damn as in so many films. I would even go so far as to say that some moments – like a pan over a field littered with the mutilated bodies of the dead – are pretty humbling as the film-makers intended while the action is both stirring and exciting. Sure, the low budget is evident in the occasional use of stock footage but nonetheless, CAESAR THE CONQUEROR is an enjoyable, old-fashioned yarn which could stand up with the best of them.”-Written by Leofwine-draca on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie
Brazil (alternative title) Júlio César, Conquistador da Gália
Brazil Júlio César, O Conquistador
Canada (French title) Jules César, conquérant de la Gaule
France Jules César conquérant de la Gaule
Greece (transliterated title) Ioulios kaisar
Italy Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie
Portugal Cesar, o Conquistador
Slovenia Cezar, osvajalec Galije
Spain Julio César, el conquistador de las Galias
Turkey (Turkish title) Büyük istila
Turkey (Turkish title) Sezar Krallar Krali
UK Caesar the Conqueror
USA Caesar the Conqueror
West Germany Julius Cäsar, der Tyrann von Rom
West Germany (reissue title) Julius Cäsar, der Eroberer Galliens
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Cameron Mitchell .. Hometown boy makes good. ????
Caesar enslaved a million gauls killed another million unlike contemporary Han civilization Rome ruthless and from early Republic to late empire a civilization built on slavery so much beloved by many in Western world? ! Thankfully not all of Europe was conquered. Leave comments no censorship. PS Han society developed money paper,scientific developments,based on taxes paid by peasant owning land not vast latifundias worked by slaves Rome made major contributions to Western Civilization but many negatives more balance analysis by historians today unlike taught in schools of past generations.
Peliculas sobre esclavos
????WHOEVER MADE THIS MOVIE THEY KEPT SHOWING SCENES TWICE.????
The eunuch bathhouse us thata way, sir. ????
The battle scenes needed a professional.
Anybody remember Hannibal and his annihilation of the Romans at Cannae
For Italians, they don't remember how the legions fought. They never charged pell mell toward an enemy like this fool director showed.
Caesar was a criminal.
Nice
Aww gee, where were their male compulsory blue jeans?
Thanks for the upload, not seen this before. Cameron Mitchell played Caesar well even though his voice was dubbed.
What was the budget for this, 50 bucks? ???? High school plays have better production values ????
Hard to imagine anyone going to see this in a theater when it came out in the 60's, I think. Drive-ins at most, on a double or triple-feature slate, I imagine, low-budget all. Moviemakers probably knowing noone would be watching anyway. As a history buff, I caught it once on a cable airing way back in late 70's or very early 80's but not since. Appears to be no improvement!
Vercingetorix when captured …
"Spare me, but annihilate my people"
Julie Baby: Consider it done.
I thought that Vercingetorix had a HUGE TACHE ??? I didn't realise that Gillette Fusion was around in them days !!!
Vercingetorix has the hairiest of armpits ever.
looks like the roman armor was made of paper. That $20 budget must have been a real bummer
Good movie
It's creepy how Caesar refers to himself in third person the whole time.
Well acted and an exciting film!
Why is Cameron Mitchell dubbed?
Isn't cesar was Cameron Mitcham؟
the roman legionnaire in this movie just charged wildly towards the enemy and fight man to man like the barbarian horde does. throwing away all the advantages of sticking tightly packed together armed with a gladius and protected by a scutum.
No Cæsar had about 48 000 soldiers plus the gaul’s had an xtra army outside the Wall at ca 200000!!! Know your facts
Caesar was one of the greatest historical figures in history not only was he a great general but also political and true caesar may not have created and turned rome into an Empire but he certainly pathed the path of rome but main reason for his down fall is because of
1-Crossing the Rubicon with his legions
2-Declaring War against Rome which lead to Roman Civil War
3-He Love affair with Miss Cleopatra and baring her a Son
4-He fought and went against the senate becoming and enemy of the state which would've destroyed Rome and its democracy
5-(Stating to rule Rome as its dictator and emperor or King)) which the Senate hated distained because of there final king and made Caesar rule rome as a tyrant
6- Taking away both there power and voice over the republic and its peopl which they have been in charge of since the republic was first established
7-The conquest of Gaul and other areas which funded Rome
the gauls look more like huns hahaha
they are no known pictures or in history books about that roman military salute not even on trajans column looks like the nazies carried on the war in the movie business
The Battle of Alesia. The Gauls had about 80,000 troops inside Alesia. Cesar had 65,000. He built fortifications all around Alesai facing both towards the city and outward. As he laid siege to the city about 250,000 more Gauls arrived and surrounded the Romans. Cesar won the battle.
love it