The Queen of Babylon

In this Biblical epic, a brave Chaldean rebel takes on his evil nemesis, a cruel Assyrian king. En route to his fateful meeting, the rebel hides in the humble hut of a luscious peasant girl.

Cast

Rhonda Fleming

as Semiramide

Ricardo Montalban

as Amal

Roldano Lupi

as Assur

Carlo Ninchi

as Sibari

Tamara Lees

as Lisia

Furio Meniconi

as Bolgias

Armando Annuale

as Soldier

Alberto Anselmi

Leonardo Bragaglia

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Now then, this is really pretty poor. The plot, insofar as that remotely matters, involves a young man "Amal" (Ricardo Montalban) who is badly injured after a fight and who is nursed back to health by pretty young thing "Semiramis" (Rhonda Fleming). The king's guard are none too impressed with her h...

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