The Ten Gladiators (Italian: I dieci gladiatori) is a 1963 Italian action adventure film, directed by Gianfranco Parolini. The first of the 'Ten Gladiators Trilogy', followed by Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (Italian: Il trionfo dei dieci gladiatori) and Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (Italian: Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori) in 1964.
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Plot summary
Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius in order to replace Nero (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death by crucifixion.
Release
The Ten Gladiators was released in Italy on 14 December 1963 with a 110-minute running time as I dieci gladiatori. On its American release, the film had a running time of 104 minutes.