Jan 28, 2010 this 2001 madefortv movie does get very silly at times, but it does make a surprisingly good fist of the history of the infamous hun king. Attila the hun goes to rome and wreaks all kinds of havoc. Attila, the leader of the barbarian huns and called by the romans the scourge of. Attila short biography map of attila s empire battle of the catalaunian plains.
The legendary hun leads his marauding armies to the gates of rome. Another complaint is that at around 1 hour and 19 minutes, the movie is a bit short. Feb 07, 2011 credits and opening scene for the 1954 film attila, starring anthony quinn and sophia loren. He is opposed by his treacherous halfbrother bleda tommy flanagan, but aided by a witch named galen pauline lynch, who assures him he is the hun destined to become the most powerful hun king of all times.
With anthony quinn, sophia loren, henri vidal, claude laydu. At first they fared well, per usual, easily devastating all they came across. Attila led the hunnic empire, and was known as a feared military commander. Attila, 1954, film, attila szerepeben anthony quinn atilla, isten kardja, magyar rockoperafilm, 1998, attila szerepeben vikidal gyula attila, isten ostora eredeti attila, the hun, amerikailitvan kalandfilm, 2001, attila szerepeben gerard butler. The movie stars jeff chandler and tells about the hunnic invasion of rome. Attila 406453, also known as attila the hun, was ruler of the huns from 434 until his death in 453. It tells the story of a roman soldier called marcian, who by the power of his military prowess gains attilas friendship.
Anthony quinn, sophia loren, attila the hun, 1954 stock photo. Sign of the pagan 1954 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Rent attila madame sansgene 1954 starring sophia loren and anthony quinn on dvd and bluray. Attila, the leader of the barbarian huns and called by the romans the scourge of god, sweeps onto the italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of rome, until he and his men reach the gates of the city itself. Sophia loren, in one of her earlier roles, shows off her potential as she oozes her charm in every scene. It is called sign of the pagan and was first screened in cinemas in 1954. Dvdr is in german with switchable english subtitles. May 10, 2016 sophialorenanthonyquinngermanfilmposter attila the hun 1954 stay safe and healthy. Chandler told hedda hopper that the role was the best he had ever had and that the movie would be universals most expensive of that year.
Sign of the pagan 1954 with the roman empire divided, attila the hun hopes to conquer. Attila, the leader of the barbarian huns and called by the romans the scourge of god, sweeps onto the italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of rome, until he. Anthony quinn is attila the hun, sophia loren is honoria. As he grows up, attilas dream is to unite the hun tribes and march against rome, which he views as ripe for destruction and conquest. This campy sword and sandal epic presents a kinder, gentler attila the hun who is portrayed as more neurotic than nasty as he muses obsessively about christ and then mercilessly sacks the roman. Jack palance as attila the hun in douglas sirks sign of. Attila the hun in battle digitalvision vectorsgetty images. May 24, 2012 jack palance as attila the hun in douglas sirks sign of the pagan 1954 stay safe and healthy. The subtitles attached to this film reflect the original, italian language version. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Attila the hun noun a a king of the tribes of huns.
Born the child of hun chief mundzuk in 406, attila came to power at the age of 28. Attila is disclosed as a great leader, strategist and lover and the movie shows his respect. A romanced story of attila the hun, from when he lost his parents in childhood until his death. Attila s first and only battlefield loss came in 451, when roughly 200,000 hun soldiers invaded gaul france. Irene papas and anthony quinn join in a traditional joyful greek dance in a scene from the film a dream of kings, 1969. Could not appreciate the color on our black and white tv set at the time. Attila also known as attila the hun in the uk is a 2001 american television miniseries set during the waning days of the western roman empire, in particular during the invasions of the huns in europe. Based on the life of attila the hun, it stars anthony quinn as attila and sophia loren as honoria, with henri vidal, irene papas, ettore manni. He also told me that while rehr, in person, could be a gracious and friendly guy, he. Attila the hun life and times of the legendary king catholic encyclopedia. Filmed immediately following the breakthrough italianamerican coproduction, ulysses lux films pontidelaurentiis paramount pictures, 1954, attila, scourge of god represented an independent attempt by the same italian producers to make a film with an american lead actor in hopes of licensing it to an american studio for distribution on more lucrative terms. And sign of the pagan was one of his finests acting jobs. In his way are a brave centurion, a beautiful princess.
His elevenyear rule was a major blow for the eastern roman empire. Credits and opening scene for the 1954 film attila, starring anthony quinn and sophia loren. May 10, 2016 sophialorenanthonyquinngermanfilmposterattilathehun1954 stay safe and healthy. Jack palance, then coming off a second oscar nomination, soon signed to play attila the hun. See the hun hordes storm out of asia to crash headon into the vaunted roman legions attila, the leader of the barbarian huns and called by the romans the scourge of god, sweeps onto the italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of rome, until he and his men reach the gates of the city itself. But bledas powerhungry brother atilla no isnt interested in being hostage to romes mercy. I could also not appreciate sophia loren whos half the reason for seeing this film. Anthony quinn, sophia loren, attila the hun, 1954 efa5m7 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Attila 1954, a film by pietro francisci theiapolis.
Bleda favours peace and tolerance, but attila is at odds with. The story of the movie is definitely more hollywood then history. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Anthony quinn, sophia loren, attila the hun, 1954 stock. Attila nude scenes 0 images and 0 videos including appearances from kirsty mitchell. Anthony quinn and sophia loren lead in this typical italian historic sword and sandal movie about attila.
Attila is a film i saw half a century ago on wor tv in new york on million dollar movie. Attila the film is a biopic of a great hun who was a shrewd tactician who cared deeply about the welfare of his people, genuinely believed his conquered subjects were better off under him, and. But attila decides to entrust his fate to the sword alone and leads his huns to the decisive battle. Attila, the leader of the barbarian huns and called by the romans the. And the character of attila was one of just a completely angered man who wanted revenge on the romans. The impetuous attila wants the hun hostages and deserters back from the romans.
Jack palance gives a flamboyant and swaggering performance as attila the hun in sign of the pagan, a firstrate 50s swordandsandal spectacle that was the first cinemascope film made by director. Jeff morrow had a twofilmayear deal with universal and appeared in sign of the pagan as the second film. Attila the hun movie poster 27 x 40 inches 69cm x 102cm 1954 italian selma ergecmehmet gunsurisik yenersueylem yildiz. He has his brother and his followers murdered in cold blood. Now theres no one to stop him from engaging hated rome in a battle to the death. The historian priscus, who went on the fateful embassy to attilas court, also noted that attila was wise, merciful, and humble.
Attila is disclosed as a great leader, strategist, and lover and the movie. He invaded gaul, and nearly captured the city of aurelianum. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Jan 30, 2001 a romanced story of attila the hun, from when he lost his parents in childhood until his death. Its passable peplum, not down to the level of maciste or hercules later on. Movie details see the hun hordes storm out of asia to crash headon into the vaunted roman legions. But the romans sprang to action under general flavius aetius, who formed an alliance with visigothic king theodoric i. In 1954 s attila, loren is honoria, enlisted by pope leo i to use her beauty to persuade attila the hun anthony quinn to end his destructive rampage through the roman empire. Attila teljes film online magyarul letoltes a filmdrama a legendas hun vezer, a nagy hodito, attila eletet probalja meg lefesteni, kielezve a romaiakkal valo talalkozas lehetseges lebonyolitasara.
May 24, 2012 jack palance as attila the hun in douglas sirks sign of the pagan 1954 may 24, 2012 jack palance as attila the hun in douglas sirks sign of the pagan 1954 stay safe and healthy. A young hunnic boy, attila gerard butler survives the massacre of his immediate family by a rival hun clan, and is raised by his ruthless yet shrewd uncle king rua stephen berkoff, who enjoys an onagain, offagain alliance with rome. Sign of the pagan is a 1954 american historical drama film directed by douglas sirk, shot in cinemascope color by technicolor, and released by universal pictures. The film stars jeff chandler, jack palance, ludmilla tcherina, and rita gam. Fortunately, the pope enlists a little divine intervention to stop the barbaric invader before all is lost. Jack palance as attila the hun in douglas sirks sign of the. On the orders of emperor valentian, general ezio concludes a peace treaty with the king of the huns, bleda. The legacy of attila the hun attila is often portrayed as a cruel, bloodthirsty and barbaric ruler, but its important to remember that our accounts of him come from his enemies, the eastern romans. Better known as attila in its native italy, yet the derran super 8 release which i saw was called attila the hun and also dubbed into english, a version whcih i have to find on home media. Attila the hun was the leader of the hunnic empire from 434 to 453 a. All the other characters in the film were far less colorful. Rent attila madame sansgene 1954 on dvd and bluray.
Attila, or attila the hun 406453, was a leader of the huns from 434 ce until he died in 453 ce. Attila, the leader of the barbarian huns and called by the romans the scourge of god, sweeps onto the italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of rome, until he and his men reach the gates of the city. Attila the hun movie jordanes, histoire des goths, xxxv. Many fierce warriors slashed, burned and blazed their way through the ancient world in an attempt to conquer and dominate julius caesar.
Also called flagellum dei, or the scourge of god, attila was known to romans for his. He was leader of the hunnic empire which stretched from germany to the ural river and from the river danube to the baltic sea see map below. Attila 1954 the legendary hun leads his marauding armies to the gates of rome. See the hun hordes storm out of asia to crash headon into the vaunted roman legions. His name means little father and, according to some historians, may not have been his birth name but a term of affection and respect conferred on his accession man, 159. About the real attila the hun more about the greatest of all barbarian rulers. The sign of the pagan is a pretended swords and sandals epic film about attila the huns attack on the remains of a divided roman empire.
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