The Avenger (1962 film)
1962 film
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The Avenger (Italian: La leggenda di Enea, lit. 'The Legend of Aeneas') is a 1962 film directed by Giorgio Venturini.
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Directed byGiorgio Venturini
Screenplay by
- Ugo Liberatore
- Luigi Mangini
- Arrigo Montanari
- Nino Stresa
- Albert Band
- Giuseppe Abbrecia[1]
Based onAeneis
by Publius Vergilius Maro
by Publius Vergilius Maro
Produced by
- Giorgio Venturini
- Albert Band[1]
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| Directed by | Giorgio Venturini |
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| Based on | Aeneis by Publius Vergilius Maro |
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| Cinematography | Angelo Lotti[1] |
| Edited by | Antonietta Zita[1] |
| Music by | Giovanni Fusco[1] |
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Running time | 95 minutes[2] |
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Plot summary
Aeneas leads escaped survivors of the Trojan War to new land in Italy. Based on Virgil's The Aeneid.
Cast
- Steve Reeves as Enea (Aeneas)
- Carla Marlier as Lavinia, Latino's Daughter
- Liana Orfei as Camilla, Queen of the Volsci
- Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Eurialo (Euryalus)
- Gianni Garko as Turno (Turnus), King of the Rusalie (Rutuli)
- Mario Ferrari as King Latino (Latinus)
- Lulla Selli as Queen Amata, Latino's Wife
- Maurice Poli as Mesenzio (Mezentius), Turno's Henchman
- Luciano Benetti as Sergesto (Sergestus)
- Pietro Capanna as Bisia
- Enzo Fiermonte as Acate (Achates)
- Charles Band as Julio (Ascanius)
- Benito Stefanelli as Niso (Nisus)
- Nerio Bernardi as Drance
- Adriano Vitale as Dancer
- Walter Zappolini as Dancer
- Robert Bettoni as Pallante (Pallas)