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The First King(Movie, 2019)

Original title: "Il primo re" (Latin/LA)
2h 3min | Genres: History, Drama
The First KingRating: 3.6/5 (with 526526 votes)
The First King: Birth of an Empire (Italian: Il primo re), released as Romulus v Remus: The First King in the UK, is a 2019 Italian historical drama film directed by Matteo Rovere. It stars Alessandro Borghi and Alessio Lapice. Set in the 8th century BC, it is about the shepherd brothers Romulus and Remus and the founding of Rome. All dialogue is spoken in an early form of Latin. The movie had a budget of 7.5 million euros. The film was theatrically released in Italy on 31 January 2019 by 01 Distribution. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The First King

David di Donatello for Best Director

About The First King

Romulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. However, the fate of the chosen one will pass from killing his own brother.

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Trailer for The First King + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

THE FIRST KING Official Trailer (2019) Action, Thriller Movie(Trailer, 1:27)

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Additional Information

Production countries: Belgium, Italy
Plays in: Ancient Rome
Original language: Latin (LA)
Spoken languages: Latin (LA)
Translated into 24 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Serbian (SR), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/31/2019
Appearing Characters: Remus, Romulus, Acca Larentia
Cast: Alessandro Borghi, Alessio Lapice, Fabrizio Rongione, Massimiliano Rossi, Tania Garribba, Vincenzo Crea, Max Malatesta, Gabriel Montesi, Michael Schermi, Ludovico Succio, Marina Occhionero, Antonia Fotaras, Emilio De Marchi
Director: Matteo Rovere
Producer: Andrea Paris
Screenwriter: Filippo Gravino
Director of Photography: Daniele Ciprì
Composer: Andrea Farri
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Romulus & Remus - The First King"
"El primer rey"
"Le Premier Roi"
"Il primo re"
"Rómulo e Remo: o Primeiro Rei"
"Romulus & Remus: The First King"
Budget: 8,000,000 USD
Revenue: 2,440,478 USD (= 31%)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:327624, Added: 04/20/2019, Last updated: 03/15/2024