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.

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The Centurion
Directed by	Mario Costa
Cinematography	Pier Ludovico Pavoni
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi
Release date	1961
Language	Italian

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This film was directed by Mario Costa.

• 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

The movie was criticized for significant historical inaccuracies and even called "pure peplum propaganda."^[1]

• List of historical films
• List of films set in ancient Rome