Head of a Tyrant or Judith and Holofernes () is a 1959 historical film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Massimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey and Renato Baldini.Parish p.53
An Italian-French co-production, it is part of the boom in Sword-and-sandal productions during the late 1950s. The film is based on the story of Judith Beheading Holofernes. A 1929 film Judith and Holofernes was also inspired by the tale.
Cast Massimo Girotti as Holophernes Isabelle Corey as Judith Renato Baldini as Arbar Yvette Masson as Rispa Gianni Rizzo as Ozia Camillo Pilotto as Belial Lucia Banti as Servant Girl Ricardo Valle as Isaac Leonardo Botta as Gabriele Franco Balducci as Galaad Luigi Tosi as Irasa Gabriele Antonini as Brother Daniela Rocca as Naomi Enzo Doria as Daniel
See also Judith of Bethulia (1914)
References
Bibliography Parish, James Robert. Film Directors Guide:Western Europe. Scarecrow Press, 1976.
External links
Head of a Tyrant at Variety Distribution