Umberto Silvestri

Birth : 1915-09-06,

Death : 2009-05-28

Movies

The Conformist
Hired Killer
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
I Am Semiramis
Wrestler
Semiramis, a powerful and beautiful Assyrian queen, oversees the construction of the luxurious city of Babylon. She falls in love with Kir, a fallen prince turned into a slave who corresponds to her love. But a palace conspiracy will make the two lovers separate and confront each other.
Colossus of the Arena
A powerful man posing as a gladiator in Rome's fourth century discovers a plan to put the beautiful Queen in prison, which he thwarts by exposing a sinister duke as a traitor.
Ulysses
Polyphemus / Krakos
A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that talks about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.
Theodora, Slave Empress
L'atleta cieco
Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.
The Queen of Sheba
Isachar, companion of Rehoboam
The Queen of Sheba falls in love with the King of Israel. The King of Israel, however, is in love with someone else.
Tizio, Caio, Sempronio
Spartaco
A satirical story set during the early years of the Roman Empire.
Tutta la città canta
A shy and oppressed professor inherits a musical theater show, so he has the opportunity to change is life and find the real love.