The Warrior Empress (1960)

紀元前12世紀。繁栄を極めた都市国家トロイとギリシャの強国スパルタとの戦いが和平を迎えようとしていた。だがトロイの王子パリスがスパルタ王メネラウスの妃ヘレンと恋に落ちたことから、両国間の関係は再び悪化。王妃を奪われ激怒するメネラウスのもと、ギリシャは最強の戦士アキレス率いる大船団をトロイに差し向ける。一方トロイは、パリスの兄ヘクトルを指揮官にギリシャ軍を迎え撃つ。

ユダヤの豪族の息子、ベン・ハーの数奇な運命を通してローマの圧政とキリストの最期を6年半の製作期間と54億円の巨費を投じて描いた一大スペクタクル。些細な出来事から旧友メッサラの裏切りにあい、奴隷船送りとなったベン・ハーはそこで命を救ったローマの将軍の養子となる。束の間の安住の後再び故郷へ戻った彼は、別れた家族が獄中死したと聞かされ戦車競技に出場する事を決意する。そこではメッサラとの宿命の対決が待っていた。

An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

ユダヤの王子ジュダ＝ベン・ハーは、親友であり養子で弟となったメッサラによって、当時ユダヤの地を支配していたローマ帝国の軍隊に対して反逆行為を行ったという身に覚えのない罪で、終身刑を宣告され、奴隷の身でガレー船の漕ぎ手にされてしまう。さらに、母親と妹もローマの牢獄に投獄され、その獄舎でハンセン病に罹ってしまう。ベン・ハーは悲運と幸運に翻弄されながら、奴隷が漕ぐ死のガレー船から生還し、二輪戦車の乗り手となって、最後には家族を探し求めてユダヤの地に戻り、憎きメッサラへの復讐を誓う。

ラウレンティス製作による、ユダヤ人の盗賊バラバの波瀾に満ちた半生を描いた歴史スペクタクル大作。スウェーデンのノーベル賞作家ペール・ラーゲルクヴィストの原作で、実に内省的ムードの濃い、フライシャーの正攻かつ心理描写のダイナミズム光る傑作。

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