Le sette folgori di Assur (English title: War Gods of Babylon) is a 1962 Italian film set in ancient Mesopotamia, which anachronistically portrays several figures as contemporaries who historically lived hundreds of years apart. Plot Mirra, a young girl whose parents were killed by the Assyrians, was found by Zoroaster, messenger of the gods, near her slaughtered people. He leads her to Nineveh ruled by King Sardanapalus. A love is born between her and Shammash, brother of the king. Sardanapalus loves her too and realizing that this passion could create discord with his brother appoints Shammach king of Babylon and sends him there with Mirra. Cast Howard Duff as Sardanapalus Jocelyn Lane as Mirra Luciano Marin as Sammash Giancarlo Sbragia as Arbace Arnoldo Foà as Zoroaster Stelio Candelli as Hammurabi José Greci as Crisia See also List of historical drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization I Am Semiramis (1963) External links 1960s adventure drama films 1960s action adventure films 1962 films 1962 drama films Italian historical adventure films Italian action adventure films 1960s Italian-language films English-language Italian films 1960s English-language films Films about royalty Films set in the Middle East Films set in the 7th century BC Films set in Iraq Italian romantic drama films Peplum films Films directed by Silvio Amadio Films scored by Carlo Savina Cultural depictions of Zoroaster Sword and sandal films Historical epic films Assyrian culture 1960s multilingual films Italian multilingual films 1960s Italian films