Original title: La Guerra di Troia

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Steve Reeves, John Drew Barrymore, Edy Vessel, Arturo Dominici, Lidia Alfonsi, Mimmo Palmara & Carlo Tamberlani. Directed by Giorgio Ferroni.

Sunrise Tapes (Holland). English dubbed. Letterboxed. Dig the waltzing Reeves dental work on the (über-gay) cover.

Well-made, above average sword and sandal spectacle with Steve Reeves. 3/5

The Trojan War (1961)

Original title: La Guerra di Troia

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Steve Reeves, John Drew Barrymore, Edy Vessel, Arturo Dominici, Lidia Alfonsi, Mimmo Palmara & Carlo Tamberlani. Directed by Giorgio Ferroni.

DVD: New Entertainment (Germany)English/german language options. Widescreen. Nice quality.

Well-made, above average sword and sandal spectacle with Steve Reeves. 3/5

Pontius Pilate (1962)

Original title: Ponzio Pilato

Biblical/Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Jean Marais, Basil Rathbone, John Drew Barrymore,
Jeanne Crain, Massimo Serato, Livio Lorenzon, Gianni Garko & Paul Muller. Directed by Gian Paolo Callegari & Irving Rapper.

Manhattan Video (Greece). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Rome Against Rome (1964)

Original title: Roma contro Roma

Peplum. Italy. Starring John Drew Barrymore, Susy Andersen, Ettore Manni, Ida Galli & Philippe Hersent. Directed by Giuseppe Vari.

Jef Films (UK). English dubbed. Fullscreen. OK quality.

Very good peplum with lots of horror overtones. They even throw in an army of zombies! Deserves a better DVD than this (the image is pretty clear and the colors are good but the fullscreen was a downer. Also it's the shortened version. The shitheads at Jef Films strike again...). 4/5

The Trojan War (1961)

Original title: La Guerra di Troia

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Steve Reeves, John Drew Barrymore, Edy Vessel, Arturo Dominici, Lidia Alfonsi, Mimmo Palmara & Carlo Tamberlani. Directed by Giorgio Ferroni.

Epic Home Video (South Africa). English dubbed. Widescreen. Very good quality. Selltape or possibly a bootleg.

Well-made, above average sword and sandal spectacle with Steve Reeves. 3/5

Conqueror of Corinth (1961)

Original title: Il Conquistatore di Corinto

Peplum/Historical. Italy/France. Starring John Drew Barrymore, Geneviève Grad, Gianna Maria Canale, Gordon Mitchell & Jacques Sernas. Directed by Mario Costa.

VTC (Sweden). English dubbed. Letterboxed. Very nice print!

Lots of talk and treason in the roman senate. Not one of adventure expert Mario Costa's more exciting films. 2/5

The Devils of Spartivento (1963)

Origianl title: I Diavoli di Spartivento

Sword. Italy/France. Starring John Drew Barrymore, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart & Michel Lemoine. Directed by Leopoldo Savona.

Harley Video (Finland). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

Fun swashbuckler with a likeable cast and just the right amount of humour. 3/5