The Warrior Empress

Aug 24, 1960

1h 45m

★ 5.5

She stormed the battlements of love and war!

Overview

The poetess Sappho led an uprising against the corrupt government of the island of Lesbos.

Genres

History

Adventure

Production Companies

Orsay Films

Documento Film

The Warrior Empress Trailers

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Cast

Phaon

Kerwin Mathews

Sappho

Tina Louise

Hyperbius

Riccardo Garrone

Actis

Susy Andersen

Laricus

Alberto Farnese

Melanchrus

Enrico Maria Salerno

Paione

Antonio Battistella

Priestess of Aphrodite

Strelsa Brown

Dyla

Annie Gorassini

Scarface

Aldo Fiorelli

Sappho's Nurse

Elda Tattoli

Peasant Woman

Isa Crescenzi

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7.9

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5.1

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6.2

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5.8

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8.0

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6.6

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5.0

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No overview available.

6.8

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4.5

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3.8

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4.6

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0.0

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0.0

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4.2

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6.2

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6.6

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7.3

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0.0

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