The Centurion (film)

Il conquistatore di Corinto (AKA: The Centurion) is a French/Italian international co-production 1961 historical drama film set in 146 BC in Greece. Against the backdrop of the Battle of Corinth, this movie is centered on a love story between a Roman centurion named Caius Vinicius and Hebe, the daughter of a local governor with anti-Roman sentiments.

This film was directed by Mario Costa.

Cast

 * Jacques Sernas as Caius Vinicius
 * John Drew Barrymore as Diaeus
 * Geneviève Grad as Hebe
 * Gianna Maria Canale as Artemide
 * Gordon Mitchell as Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus
 * Gianni Santuccio as Critolaus
 * Ivano Staccioli as Hippolytus
 * Nando Tamberlani as Callicrates
 * Gianni Solaro as Ambassadeur
 * Andrea Fantasia as Lucius Quintus
 * José Jaspe as The Traitor
 * Franco Fantasia as Anteo
 * Miranda Campa as Cinzia
 * Dina De Santis as Chimene
 * Adriano Micantoni as Kerone
 * Vassili Karis as Egeo
 * Adriana Vianello as Cleo
 * Milena Vukotic as Servant of Artemide
 * Ignazio Balsamo as Geôlier
 * Luciano Pigozzi as Messager from Corinthe
 * Nerio Bernardi as Wealthy Citizen of Corinth
 * Nino Marchetti as Citizen of Corinth

Reception
The movie was criticized for significant historical inaccuracies and even called "pure peplum propaganda."