Gold for the Caesars (Italian: Oro per i Cesari) is a 1963 peplum film starring Jeffrey Hunter and Mylène Demongeot.

In 96A.D., aspiring Caesars finance their political ascent and power by having slaves mine for large quantities of gold near Cartago Nova (New Carthage - Cartagena) in Hispania (Spain).

[2] Lacer is an architect slave who overseas a Roman mine run by cruel centurion Rufu.

Gold for the Caesars was an Italian-French peplum film produced by Joseph Fryd, Bernard Borderie and Freda's friend Attilio Riccio.

"[3] The film was one of several De Toth made in Italy, others including Morgan the Pirate and The Moguls.

De Toth described his films in Italy as "a vacation, taking a breather between climbing new peaks.

"[5] The film's female lead Mylène Demongeot wrote in her own autobiography Tiroirs secrets stated that "De Toth seemed more interested in playing golf than in movies.

He willingly left free ground to Riccardo Freda, who shot very spectacular scenes.

[1] It was later released in the United States as Gold for the Caesars in June 1964 where it was distributed by MGM.