Vittorio Cottafavi Movies

  • 1953
    Traviata 53

    Traviata 53

    Traviata 53

    6.61953HD

    An engineer has a romance with the mistress of a rich banker but she sacrifices herself,returning to the rich man, for the best interests of the...

    Traviata 53
  • 1962
    Operazione Vega

    Operazione Vega

    Operazione Vega

    01962HD

    In a dystopian future, two superpowers have shared the Earth, and both try to conquer the Solar System. The penal colony of Venus becomes the missile...

    Operazione Vega
  • 1971
    Antigone

    Antigone

    Antigone

    91971HD

    Cottafavi's adaptation of the Greek tragedy for RAI.

    Antigone
  • 1970
    I lupi

    I lupi

    I lupi

    01970HD

    "The wolves" are the commanders of a regiment of revolutionary troops committed to defending France's borders during the Reign of Terror. One of the...

    I lupi
  • 1961
    Amazons of Rome

    Amazons of Rome

    Amazons of Rome

    4.51961HD

    Marching down the Italian peninsula to sack ancient Rome, Etruscan warrior Drusco instead offers to hold back his onslaught if the Romans hand over...

    Amazons of Rome
  • 1960
    Messalina

    Messalina

    Messalina

    5.41960HD

    Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of...

    Messalina
  • 1961
    Hercules and the Captive Women

    Hercules and the Captive Women

    Hercules and the Captive Women

    4.21961HD

    King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the...

    Hercules and the Captive Women
  • 2000
    Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co

    Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co

    Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co

    02000HD

    Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
  • 1960
    The Revenge of Hercules

    The Revenge of Hercules

    The Revenge of Hercules

    5.2081960HD

    A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the...

    The Revenge of Hercules
  • 1964
    100 Horsemen

    100 Horsemen

    100 Horsemen

    6.61964HD

    Don Fernando rallies peasants and townspeople to overthrow Moorish occupiers in medieval Spain.

    100 Horsemen
  • 1945
    The Gate of Heaven

    The Gate of Heaven

    The Gate of Heaven

    6.71945HD

    Episodic film with flashbacks about the lives of some sick and infirm people travelling on the same train, making a pilgrimage to the shine of Our...

    The Gate of Heaven
  • 1959
    Legions of the Nile

    Legions of the Nile

    Legions of the Nile

    5.31959HD

    Octavio secretly sent his consul Curridio to Alexandria in a final attempt to reach peace. In the city, he meets Berenice, a mysterious and beautiful...

    Legions of the Nile
  • 1975
    The Persians

    The Persians

    The Persians

    51975HD

    An adaptation of the Aeschylus play.

    The Persians
  • 1958
    The Warrior and the Slave Girl

    The Warrior and the Slave Girl

    The Warrior and the Slave Girl

    61958HD

    Marcus Numidius, a Roman tribune sent to Armenia to put down a gladiators' revolt, captures the rebels' popular leader, Aselepius. Princess Amira,...

    The Warrior and the Slave Girl
  • 1979
    Con gli occhi dell'occidente

    Con gli occhi dell'occidente

    Con gli occhi dell'occidente

    01979HD

    Con gli occhi dell'occidente
  • 1949
    The Flame that Never Dies

    The Flame that Never Dies

    The Flame that Never Dies

    5.21949HD

    Inspired to the real story of the Carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisto. We see how, to save 22 hostages from dead sentence by Nazi, he decided to sacrifice...

    The Flame that Never Dies
  • 1954
    Jailbirds

    Jailbirds

    Jailbirds

    41954HD

    Three jailbirds— a surgeon, a robber, and a wrongly convicted man— must adjust to their lives once released from prison.

    Jailbirds
  • 1967
    The Trojan Women

    The Trojan Women

    The Trojan Women

    01967HD

    In 1967 the director Vittorio Cottafavi produces the TV movie Le Troiane from Euripides. He uses the classical Italian translation by Enzio...

    The Trojan Women
  • 1943
    Our Dreams

    Our Dreams

    Our Dreams

    51943HD

    Leo is a young man trying to make a living without any success. Through fortuitous circumstances, he is assigned by the director of a big firm to...

    Our Dreams
  • 1952
    Milady and the Musketeers

    Milady and the Musketeers

    Milady and the Musketeers

    5.81952HD

    An official, betrayed by his lady servant, joins musketeers such as Athos, while she turns into a countess and a spy that will eventually be executed.

    Milady and the Musketeers