The Barbarians (1953)

Original title: Il Sacco di Roma

Sword. Italy. Starring Pierre Cressoy, Hélène Rémy, Luigi Tosi, Alfredo Varelli & Vittorio Sanipoli. Directed by Ferruccio Cerio.

DVD: Wellspring (USA). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)

Original title: Gli Invincibili Dieci Gladiatori

Peplum. Italy. Starring Dan Vadis, Helga Liné, Alfredo Varelli, Sal Borgese, Jeff Cameron. Directed by Nick Nostro.

Worldwide Video (Holland). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

A bunch of really gay gladiators who all look like Chippendales-dancers and refuse to use shirts team up with Spartacus to overthrow and evil king. Cheezy but fun peplum that must be one of Dan Vadis' best. 3/5