THE WARRIOR EMPRESS-1960-Around 600 BC
Phaon (Kerwin Matthews) the leader of the people's revolution is
wounded when the evil king's minions attack their rebel camp. He
seeks sanctuary in the Temple of Aphrodite on the island of Lesbos.
Shappo (pre-Gilligan's Island Ginger Tina Louise), a kind of
priestess in training hides him in the basement. They fall in love
despite Shappo's girlfriends' interference and the fact that she's
engaged to another man (Riccardo Garrone who had a role in LA DOLCE
VITA the same year). Meanwhile the girls make music and dance.
There's some sword fights but it's mostly hokey talky love drama.
Filmed in Italy, director Pietro Francisci had directed the
international hits HERCULES and HERCULES UNCHAINED.
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