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Sylvia Sorrente in THE FIGHTING COSSACKS (1962) 

A seldom seen movie that was made to capitalized on the success of TARAS BULBA (1962) starring Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner and Christine Kaufmann, who would become Tony's wife. The original title for this movie is THE SON OF TARAS BULBA. It wasn't connected to the Hollywood movie and was released in the US as THE FIGHTING COSSACKS. On TV, it was renamed as THE PLAINS OF BATTLE. I like it but I reserve my full review of it until I see it in a decent copy. The two copies I have are terrible and I'm certain if I'd watched it with a pristine print, my view would change for sure. One of the best thing about the movie is Sylvia. In that dress. I always wanted to make a list of the best (and worst) costumes for men and women. This one would make the list. This is Sylvia's only major role in a PEPLUM movie. She appeared in CALIGULA AND MESSALINA (1981) as an extra!