Fiction Set in Ancient Rome - Movies

Movies

  • Quo Vadis - U.S. 1951 director Mervyn LeRoy
  • The Robe - U.S. 1953 director Henry Koster
  • Demetrius and the Gladiators - U.S. 1954 director Delmer Daves (sequel to The Robe)
  • Jupiter's Darling - U.S. 1955 director George Sidney, based on a play by Robert Sherwood
  • Ben-Hur U.S. 1959
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - U.S. 1966 director Richard Lester
  • Satyricon - Italy 1970 director Federico Fellini
  • Sebastiane - UK 1976 director Derek Jarman
  • Caligula - U.S. 1979 director Tinto Brass
  • Gladiator - U.S. 2000 director Ridley Scott
  • Quo Vadis - Polish/U.S. 2001 director Jerzy Kawalerowicz, remake of 1951 film
  • The Eagle - U.S. 2011 director Kevin Macdonald

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