Head of a Tyrant

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.

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.

Cast

 * Massimo Girotti as Holophernes
 * Isabelle Corey as Judith
 * Renato Baldini as Arbar
 * Yvette Masson as Rispa
 * Gianni Rizzo as Ozia
 * Camillo Pilotto as Belial
 * Lucia Banti as Servant Girl
 * Ricardo Valle as Isaac
 * Leonardo Botta as Gabriele
 * Franco Balducci as Galaad
 * Luigi Tosi as Irasa
 * Gabriele Antonini as Brother
 * Daniela Rocca as Naomi
 * Enzo Doria as Daniel