The Cave of the Golden Rose 3

"A kiss of love will break the spell"

1993 3h 20m IT

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 105

AdventureFamilyFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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The powerful evil wizard Tarabas gets knowledge about a prophecy that a king's child will defeat him. So he sends out his army of dead soldiers to kidnap all royal children. When the soldiers attack Fantaghiro's castle to steal the babies of her sisters, the battle seems to be lost until she discovers the secret to defeat the solders but by doing that she loses Romualdo. Now Fantaghiro must find the evil wizard Tarabas and convince him to break the spell and bring back Romualdo.

“A kiss of love will break the spell”

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Cast

Alessandra Martines
Fantaghirò
Ursula Andress
Xellesia
Kim Rossi Stuart
Romualdo
Elena D'lppolito
Esmeralda
Nicholas Rogers
Tarabas
Brigitte Nielsen
Strega Nera
Barbora Kodetová
Catherine
Kateřina Brožová
Caroline

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lamberto Bava
Writers: Gianni Romoli
Languages: Italian, English
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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At 200 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.

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ERA

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Part of the "The Cave of the Golden Rose Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lamberto Bava, shot by Romano Albani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Amedeo Minghi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Alessandra Martines and Ursula Andress and Kim Rossi Stuart carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lamberto Bava directs. Romano Albani behind the camera. Amedeo Minghi scores. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 200 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
4Part of the "The Cave of the Golden Rose Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Lamberto Bava, shot by Romano Albani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Amedeo Minghi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Alessandra Martines and Ursula Andress and Kim Rossi Stuart carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A kiss of love will break the spell".
10IMDB entry: tt0105997 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "witch", "magic", "fairy tale", "redemption".

The technical file

Cinematography: Romano Albani
Original score: Amedeo Minghi
Runtime: 200 min · 3h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): 6
IMDB: The Cave of the Golden Rose 3 (1993)

Part of

The Cave of the Golden Rose Collection

The Cave of the Golden Rose is an Italian fantasy romance adventure series consisting of five television films taking place in a fairy tale setting, featuring princesses, princes, witches, wizards, and talking animals.