Duel of the Titans

Romolo e Remo
Italian film poster
Directed bySergio Corbucci
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Luciano Martino
  • Sergio Corbucci
  • Sergio Leone[1]
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEnzo Barboni[1]
Edited byGabriele Varriale[1]
Music byPiero Piccioni[1]
Production
companies
  • Titanus
  • Ajace Produzioni Cinematografiche
  • Societe Nouvelle Pathe Cinema
  • Societe Generale de Cinematographie[2]
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • 6 December 1961 (1961-12-06) (Italy)
Running time
108 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
LanguageItalian
Box office$1,450,000 (US/ Canada)[3]

Duel of the Titans (Italian: Romolo e Remo, lit. 'Romulus and Remus') is a 1961 Italian / French film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Steve Reeves, Gordon Scott, and Virna Lisi. The film is about twin brothers revolt against tyranny in pre-Roman Italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of a new city, known as Rome. This is based on the legend of Romulus and Remus.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 50.
  2. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 51.
  3. ^ "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 71. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.