Slave Queen of Babylon

– General Onnos returns from a successful military campaign to the Assyrian capital of Nineveh. He pre..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 41 Minutes
Release Year:
1963
Original Name:
Io Semiramide
Slave Queen of Babylon (1963) - Also known as Io Semiramide

General Onnos returns from a successful military campaign to the Assyrian capital of Nineveh. He presents King Minurte with a number of newly-captured slaves including Kir, defeated king of the Dardanians. Kir attracts the attention of Semiramis, a beautiful young woman who's a member of Minurte's court and who has imperial ambitions. She persuades Minurte to give her a province and then uses slave labor, including Kir, to build herself a city which becomes Babylon. All this time she schemes to overthrow Minurte using shifting alliances with both Kir and General Onnos.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

22 Mar 1963

Language:

Italian

Director:

Primo Zeglio

Writer:

Fede Arnaud (screenplay), Alberto Liberati (screenplay), Primo Zeglio (screenplay), Luigi De Santis (story), Sergio Spina (story)

Main Actors:

Yvonne Furneaux, John Ericson, Renzo Ricci, Gianni Rizzo

Plot:

General Onnos returns from a successful military campaign to the Assyrian capital of Nineveh. He presents King Minurte with a number of newly-captured slaves including Kir, defeated king of the Dardanians. Kir attracts the attention of Semiramis, a beautiful young woman who's a member of Minurte's court and who has imperial ambitions. She persuades Minurte to give her a province and then uses slave labor, including Kir, to build herself a city which becomes Babylon. All this time she schemes to overthrow Minurte using shifting alliances with both Kir and General Onnos.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.7/10