''Gladiators Seven'' (, also known as ''The Revolt of the Seven'', ''The Spartan Gladiator'' and ''The Spartan Gladiators'') is a 1964 Italian

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directed by

Alberto De Martino Alberto De Martino (12 June 1929 – 2 June 2015) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Rome, De Martino started as a child actor and later returned to the cinema where worked as a screenwriter, director and dubbing supervis ...

and starring

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.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 1998. .

Plot

Cast

as Keros *

Massimo Serato Massimo Serato (born Giuseppe Segato; 31 May 1917 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years. Biography Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading ...

as Baxo *

Nando Gazzolo Ferdinando "Nando" Gazzolo (16 October 1928 – 16 November 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Savona, the son of the actor and voice actor Lauro Gazzolo and EIAR radio announcer Aida Ottaviani Piccolo, Gazzolo debut ...

as Milo *

Livio Lorenzon Livio Lorenzon (6 May 1923 – 23 December 1971) was an Italian actor who was mainly active during the 1950s and 1960s. Biography He played minor roles in some memorable commedia all'Italiana movies directed by the likes of Dino Risi and Mario ...

as Nemete *

Piero Lulli Piero Lulli (1 February 1923 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1942 and 1977. He was the younger brother of actor Folco Lulli. Selected filmography * '' A Pilot Returns'' (1942) - De Santis * '' ...

as Silone * Howard Ross as Croto * Pietro Capanna as Mardok *

Helga Liné Helga Lina Stern (born 14 July 1932), known as Helga Liné (), is a German-born Spanish film actress, model, and former vedette. She was a star of the horror genre during the 1960's and '70s, and gained the reputation of a scream queen. Earl ...

as Aspasia * Paola Piretti as Elea *

Nando Angelini Nando Angelini (born 17 August 1933) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than eighty films since 1957. Life and career Born in San Benedetto del Tronto, Angelini enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1955. Ve ...

as The Spying Gladiator * Walter Maestosi as Criton * Gaetano Quartararo as Head of the Gladiators *

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Release

''Gladiators Seven'' was released in Italy on 28 December 1964.

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* 1960s adventure films 1960s Italian-language films English-language Italian films Films directed by Alberto De Martino Sword-and-sandal films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-adventure-film-stub