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Legions of the Nile
Legions of the Nile

Legions of the Nile

The Thundering Adventure That Brought an Empire to its Knees!

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HistoryDramaAdventure

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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 dancer who falls in love. Actually, the dancer is the queen Cleopatra who leads a double life using this name.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

27 November 1959

Country

Italy

Cast

Linda Cristal

Linda Cristal

Cleopatra alias Berenice

Ettore Manni

Ettore Manni

Curridio

Georges Marchal

Georges Marchal

Marc' Antonio

Conrado San Martín

Conrado San Martín

Gotarzo

María Mahor

María Mahor

Marianna

Alfredo Mayo

Alfredo Mayo

Ottaviano

Daniela Rocca

Daniela Rocca

Teyrè

Mino Doro

Mino Doro

Domiziano

Andrea Aureli

Andrea Aureli

Imotio

Salvatore Furnari

Salvatore Furnari

Il nano

Rafael Durán

Rafael Durán

Sacerdote egiziano

Juan Maján

Juan Maján

Vezio

Tomás Blanco

Tomás Blanco

Ovidio

Mary Carrillo

Mary Carrillo

Iras

Ángel Álvarez

Ángel Álvarez

Slave Trader

Stefano Oppedisano

Stefano Oppedisano

Renato Terra

Renato Terra

Giorgio Ubaldi

Giorgio Ubaldi

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