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The Throne of Fire (film)

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The Throne of Fire
Directed byFranco Prosperi
Screenplay byNino Marino[1]
Story by
  • Nino Marino
  • Giuseppe Buricchi[1]
Produced byEttore Spagnuolo[1]
Starring
CinematographyGuglielmo Mancori[1]
Edited byAlessandro Lucidi[1]
Music byCarlo Rustichelli[1]
Production
company
Visione Cinematografica[2]
Release date
  • 17 June 1983 (1983-06-17) (Italy)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]

The Throne of Fire (Italian: Il trono di fuoco) is a 1983 Italian film directed by Franco Prosperi, starring Sabrina Siani and Pietro Torrisi.[3] The film is among the peplums of the 1980s to feature a woman as the central character, along with Red Sonja, Hundra and Barbarian Queen.[4]

Production

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Parts of Throne of Fire were shot at Bracciano in Rome with interiors shot at De Paolis Studios and Elios studios in Rome.[2] The film reuses the village raid sequence from the 1982 film Barbarian Master.[2]

Release

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The Throne of Fire was released on 17 June 1983 in Italy and on 5 June 1986 in the United States.[1]

Reception

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In his overview of 1980s action films, Daniel R. Budnik described the film as a "Conan rip-off from Italy" that was closer to "peplum from the late 1950s" and had a similar "meandering feel" that the films of that era had.[5]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 206.
  2. ^ a b c Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 207.
  3. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, pp. 206–207.
  4. ^ Rushing 2016, p. 133.
  5. ^ Budnik 2017, p. 55.

Sources

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  • Budnik, Daniel R. (2017). '80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786497416.
  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
  • Rushing, Robert A. (2016). Descended from Hercules: Biopolitics and the Muscled Male Body on Screen. McFarland. ISBN 978-0253022585.
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