The Bacchantes (film)
The Bacchantes (Italian: Le baccanti) is a 1961 adventure-fantasy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni. It is loosely based on the Euripides' tragedy The Bacchae.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Giorgio Ferroni |
| Produced by | Giampaolo Bigazzi[1] |
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| Based on | The Bacchae by Euripides |
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| Music by | Mario Nascimbene[1] |
| Cinematography | Pier Ludovico Pavoni[1] |
| Edited by | Giorgio Ferroni[1] |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
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Cast
- Taina Elg as Dirce
- Pierre Brice as Dionysos
- Alessandra Panaro as Manto
- Alberto Lupo as Pentheos
- Akim Tamiroff as Teiresias
- Raf Mattioli as Lacdamos
- Erno Crisa as Atteon
- Miranda Campa as Agaria
- Gérard Landry as Shepherd
- Nerio Bernardi as High Priest
- Enzo Fiermonte as Polikrates
- Nino Marchetti as Thebaner
Release
The Bacchantes was released in Italy with an 100 minute running time on March 2, 1961.[1]
References
- Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 24.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- Patrick Lucanio. With fire and sword: Italian spectacles on American screens, 1958-1968. Scarecrow Press, 1994. ISBN 0810828162.
Sources
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 1476662916.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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