Head of a Tyrant or Judith and Holofernes (Italian:Giuditta e Oloferne) is a 1959 historical film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Massimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey and Renato Baldini.^[1]

Head of a Tyrant
US film poster
Directed by	Fernando Cerchio
Written by	Friedrich Hebbel (play) Guido Malatesta Damiano Damiani Gian Paolo Callegari Fernando Cerchio
Produced by	Piero Ghione
Starring	Massimo Girotti Isabelle Corey Renato Baldini Yvette Masson
Cinematography	Pier Ludovico Pavoni
Edited by	Gianmaria Messeri
Music by	Carlo Savina
Production companies	Faro Film C.F.P.C
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	26 February 1959
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	Italy

An Italian-French co-production, it is part of the boom in Sword-and-sandal productions during the late 1950s. The film is based on the story of Judith Beheading Holofernes. A 1929 film Judith and Holofernes was also inspired by the tale.