bravo blassetti . bravo massimo girotti . what a surprise from italy . an epic saga . mythological and religious . sort of an italian star war meet robin hood meet ben hur . action . lust . mythological setting . forest and loincloth and moat and chariot and sword and jousting and a story line which never lose your interest . what a spectacle . predate most of our great spectacular film of the 1950s by many yr ( ok and we have silent film king of king and 10 commandment and some other de mille film and sign of the cross etc ) but this mythological setting be unusual for the time . cant wait to see again . massimo girotti whose work i know from senso and later medea be excellent . rest of cast be not know to me and also not aware of director and blassetti . now i be . will look forward to view the iron crown again and . and other film by blassetti . thanks again tcm .