The Throne of Fire (film)

The Throne of Fire (Italian: Il trono di fuoco) is a 1983 Italian film directed by Franco Prosperi, starring Sabrina Siani and Pietro Torrisi.^[3] The film is among the peplums of the 1980s to feature a woman as the central character, along with Red Sonja, Hundra and Barbarian Queen.^[4]

The Throne of Fire
Directed by	Franco Prosperi
Screenplay by	Nino Marino[1]
Story by	Nino Marino Giuseppe Buricchi[1]
Produced by	Ettore Spagnuolo[1]
Starring	Sabrina Siani Pietro Torrisi Harrison Muller, Jr. Beni Cardoso
Cinematography	Guglielmo Mancori[1]
Edited by	Alessandro Lucidi[1]
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli[1]
Production company	Visione Cinematografica[2]
Release date	17 June 1983 (1983-06-17) (Italy)
Running time	89 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]

Plot

Production

Parts of Throne of Fire were shot at Bracciano in Rome with interiors shot at De Paolis Studios and Elios studios in Rome.^[2] The film reuses the village raid sequence from the 1982 film Barbarian Master.^[2]

Release

The Throne of Fire was released on 17 June 1983 in Italy and on 5 June 1986 in the United States.^[1]

Reception

In his overview of 1980s action films, Daniel R. Budnik described the film as a "Conan rip-off from Italy" that was closer to "peplum from the late 1950s" and had a similar "meandering feel" that the films of that era had.^[5]