Head of a Tyrant

Head of a Tyrant
Head of a Tyrant
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Directed by	Fernando Cerchio
Written by	Friedrich Hebbel (play); Guido Malatesta; Damiano Damiani; Gian Paolo Callegari ; Fernando Cerchio
Produced by	Piero Ghione
Starring	Massimo Girotti; Isabelle Corey; Renato Baldini; Yvette Masson
Cinematography	Pier Ludovico Pavoni
Edited by	Gianmaria Messeri
Music by	Carlo Savina
Production; companies	Faro Film; C.F.P.C
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	26 February 1959;
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	France ; Italy
Language	Italy

Head of a Tyrant or Judith and Holofernes (Italian: Giuditta e Oloferne) is a 1959 historical film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Massimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey and Renato Baldini.^[1]

Produced byPiero Ghione

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An Italian-French co-production, it is part of the boom in Sword-and-sandal productions during the late 1950s. The film is based on the story of Judith Beheading Holofernes. A 1929 film Judith and Holofernes was also inspired by the tale.

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