the Catholic Office of Cinema wrote in 1959:"from the Good Book ,they only took the proper nouns and they depicted a false Judith /tyrant relationship (1)." Even if they tried to make this "Biblical" episode story like ,they did not succeed in making a very interesting tale.The action is very slow ,the relationship ,if we are to believe the screenwriters, derivative and predictable .This couple is no match for Cecil B De Mille's "Samson and Delilah" .There is only one good actor ,Massimo Girotti (who was notably the star of Visconti's "Ossessione " ) but he is completely wasted here and does not seem to believe in the part he is playing.
(1)In the Bible,Judith did not fall in love with her enemy ,she only used her charms as a weapon.
(1)In the Bible,Judith did not fall in love with her enemy ,she only used her charms as a weapon.