---
title: 'Duel of Champions (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Terence Young'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/duel-of-champions-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055264/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Duel of Champions (1961)

1961 · 90 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: Orazi e Curiazi

## Synopsis

Duel of Champions is a 1961 film about the Roman legend of the Horatii and Curiatii, two sets triplet brothers from Rome and Alba Longa who fought a duel against each other in order to determine the outcome of a war between their two nations.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Terence Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-young), [Ferdinando Baldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdinando-baldi)
- **Screenplay:** [Carlo Lizzani](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-lizzani), [Giuliano Montaldo](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuliano-montaldo), [Luciano Vincenzoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-vincenzoni), [Ennio de Concini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-de-concini)
- **Director of Photography:** [Amerigo Gengarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/amerigo-gengarelli)
- **Editor:** [Renzo Lucidi](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-lucidi)

## Cast

- [Franca Bettoia](https://cinepixo.com/people/franca-bettoia) as Marcia
- [Franco Fabrizi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-fabrizi) as Curiatius
- [Robert Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-keith) as Tullus Hostilius
- [Alan Ladd](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-ladd) as Horatius
- [Osvaldo Ruggieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/osvaldo-ruggieri) as Warrior of Alba
- [Luciano Marin](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-marin) as Eli
- [Roger Tréville](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-treville)
- [Nando Angelini](https://cinepixo.com/people/nando-angelini)
- [Carolyn De Fonseca](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-de-fonseca)
- [Alana Ladd](https://cinepixo.com/people/alana-ladd)
- [Andrea Aureli](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-aureli) as Gaius Cluilius
- [Mino Doro](https://cinepixo.com/people/mino-doro) as Caius
- [Umberto Raho](https://cinepixo.com/people/umberto-raho)
- [Piero Palermini](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-palermini)
- [Evi Marandi](https://cinepixo.com/people/evi-marandi)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/duel-of-champions-1961
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