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Suleiman the Conqueror

1961 1h 39m IT
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
HistoryAdventure
Synopsis
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Historical film, telling the story of Turkish Sultan Suleiman's attempts to conquer Vienna. The advance of his army was checked on Yugoslav territory.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Vatroslav Mimica
Writers
Michelangelo Frieri, Vatroslav Mimica, Mario Caiano
Languages
Italian, Serbo-Croatian
Countries
Italy, Yugoslavia

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ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 7
WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Serbo-Croatian.

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3 / 7
WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, Yugoslavia.

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4 / 7
ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7
CAST

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Edmund Purdom and Giorgia Moll and Alberto Farnese carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7
WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0055461 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7
WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vatroslav Mimica directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy, Yugoslavia. Dialogue in Italian, Serbo-Croatian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 165 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
  • 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Serbo-Croatian.
  • 3International production across 2 countries: Italy, Yugoslavia.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Edmund Purdom and Giorgia Moll and Alberto Farnese carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0055461 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime
99 min · 1h 39m
Status
Released
Original language
IT
Certification (US)
NR

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Vatroslav Mimica

Production companies

Who made it

  • C.

    C.F.S. Košutnjak

    RS

  • CI

    Cine Produzione Astoria

    IT

Key crew

  • MusicFrancesco De Masi
  • ProducerVatroslav Mimica

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • croatia
  • battle
  • peplum
  • suleiman the magnificent

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1963-01-01NR

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