The Rape of the Sabines

Original title: El rapto de las sabinas

1962
1h 20m

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The Sabine tribe battles Romulus in the early days of Rome after Romans seize their women as unwilling brides.The Sabine tribe battles Romulus in the early days of Rome after Romans seize their women as unwilling brides.The Sabine tribe battles Romulus in the early days of Rome after Romans seize their women as unwilling brides.

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5.4/10

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Lorena Velázquez

Hersilia

Alex Johnson

Hostes
(as Alex Johnson)

Tere Velázquez

Rhea
(as Teresa Velázquez)

Wolf Ruvinskis

Rómulo
(as Wolf Rubinskis)

Luis Induni

Tito Tacio

Leandro Vizcaíno

Horacio

Juanita Crespi

Egea

Carolina Jiménez

Mujer rebelde

J. Olivier

Hombre rudo

Juan Monfort

Acron

Victor Ruiz

Remo

Director
- Alberto Gout
Writer
- Alberto Gout
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Submitted to the British Board of Film Censors by Regal Films International on 24 March 1964 and passed with an "A" certificate. Previewed in London at the British Lion Private Theatre on 31 March 1964 (11 am for press and trade only). After a number of dummy runs in the provinces (Liverpool's Scala from 21 June 1964, then Newcastle's Stoll the following week, etc), the film opened in London at the Prince of Wales (ABC), Harrow Road from 21 September 1964. Regal selected The Louisiana Hussy (1959) as the supporting feature in most places, including the Republic of Ireland where, for reasons of discretion, the main feature was billed as The Shame of the Sabine Women.

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8/10

Best of the "Founding of Rome" movies

Of the 3 different productions released around the same time in the early 1960's that deal with early Rome, this one is hands-down best. "Duel of the Titans" w/ Steve Reeves & Gordon Scott is a carbon-copy of 1,000 other Reeves/Scott sword & sandal "epics" and has really nothing to distinguish it. "Rape of the Sabines" with Roger Moore is laughably bad and horribly mis-cast. For an star with at least some pretense of being a "serious actor", Moore comes off as pathetic, as did Paul Newman in his early effort "The Silver Chalice". But "The Rape of the Sabine Women" doesn't make any pretenses, it's a action and fun-filled adventure romp. The performance of veteran character actor Lex Johnson (the token American in an otherwise all-Spanish cast) really holds this film together. A solid, competent actor, just a shame he didn't get more roles. P.S. Catch Lex Johnson in the beginning of the all-time classic TV movie "Along Came a Spider" (1970), which starred Suzanne Pleshette. It's a small, but crucial, role as Dr. David Furie, working in a lab with nuclear fission, in an experiment that goes horribly wrong. His death is what propels the rest of the terrific storyline.