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Legions of the Nile(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-11-27
53%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
The Thundering Adventure That Brought an Empire to its Knees!
Overview:
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.
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy,
France,
Spain
ProductionCompanies:
Comptoir Français de Productions Cinématographiques (CFPC)
Alexandra Produzioni Cinematografiche
Atenea Films
Societé Cinématographique Lyre
Movie: Legions of the Nile
Top 10 Billed Cast
Linda Cristal
Cleopatra alias Berenice
Ettore Manni
Curridio
Georges Marchal
Marc' Antonio
Conrado San Martín
Gotarzo
María Mahor
Marianna
Alfredo Mayo
Ottaviano
Daniela Rocca
Teyrè
Mino Doro
Domiziano
Andrea Aureli
Imotio
Salvatore Furnari
Il nano
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1959-11-27
Average
5.3
Rating:
2.6 startsTagline
The Thundering Adventure That Brought an Empire to its Knees!
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Languages:
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