The teaming of Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott in this historical epic about the days of Romulus and Remus is an above-average peplum film about the days of pre-ancient Rome and how the twin brothers rebelled against ruthless rulers to establish law and order and eliminate corruption. This film shows their mother taking the babies to the river, only for them to be rescued by a mother wolf, and suckled. Later after killing the wolf, a sheep farmer takes them in and that leads to their heroic deeds as they age and realize how horrible their rulers are. Plenty of romance with some very beautiful women, spectacle and action, lots of extras leads to an exciting if not perfect film.
I'm taking the story with a grain of salt past the legends that I know about Romulus and Remus, and I guess the camera couldn't fit into the wolf's den to show them being suckled. Reeves and Scott are definite eye candy, and outside of a few flirtatious scenes with a character named Julia, they really don't say all that much so they're acting is minimal outside of being directed in fight scenes. A prequel of sorts to the same year's "Duel of Champions" which was set centuries later in the days before the Roman Empire and made several mentions of Romulus and Remus. Enjoyable for its big scope and rousing score oh, it's obvious that they put a bit more money into this sword and sandal epic than most of the other output of that genre. A great sequence involving a volcano is another highlight with terrific special effects of people falling in.
I'm taking the story with a grain of salt past the legends that I know about Romulus and Remus, and I guess the camera couldn't fit into the wolf's den to show them being suckled. Reeves and Scott are definite eye candy, and outside of a few flirtatious scenes with a character named Julia, they really don't say all that much so they're acting is minimal outside of being directed in fight scenes. A prequel of sorts to the same year's "Duel of Champions" which was set centuries later in the days before the Roman Empire and made several mentions of Romulus and Remus. Enjoyable for its big scope and rousing score oh, it's obvious that they put a bit more money into this sword and sandal epic than most of the other output of that genre. A great sequence involving a volcano is another highlight with terrific special effects of people falling in.