~ pulling this one off the shelf ~
The Warrior and the Slave Girl
La rivolta dei gladiatori
directed by Vittorio Cottafavi
“The Most Wicked Age of All!”
Marcus Numidius, a Roman tribune sent to Armenia to put down a gladiators' revolt, captures the rebels' popular leader, Asclepius. Princess Amira, with ambitions of being Queen and jealous of Asclepius' popularity, plans his death in the arena by substituting a lion for his human opponent
