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The Bacchantes

Original title: Le baccanti
  • 1961
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
149
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The Bacchantes (1961)
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The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes.The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes.The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes.

  • Director
    • Giorgio Ferroni
  • Writers
    • Giorgio Stegani
    • Giorgio Ferroni
    • Euripides
  • Stars
    • Taina Elg
    • Pierre Brice
    • Alberto Lupo
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    149
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    • Director
      • Giorgio Ferroni
    • Writers
      • Giorgio Stegani
      • Giorgio Ferroni
      • Euripides
    • Stars
      • Taina Elg
      • Pierre Brice
      • Alberto Lupo
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Taina Elg
    Taina Elg
    • Dirce
    Pierre Brice
    Pierre Brice
    • Dionysus
    Alberto Lupo
    • Pentheus
    Alessandra Panaro
    Alessandra Panaro
    • Manto
    Raf Mattioli
    Raf Mattioli
    • Lacdamos
    Nerio Bernardi
    Nerio Bernardi
    • High Priest
    Erno Crisa
    Erno Crisa
    • Atteon
    Gérard Landry
    Gérard Landry
    • Shepherd Poet
    Miranda Campa
    • Queen Agave
    Akim Tamiroff
    Akim Tamiroff
    • Teiresias
    Emilio Cigoli
    • Narratore
    • (uncredited)
    Gianni Di Segni
    • Slave carrying Water
    • (uncredited)
    Enzo Fiermonte
    Enzo Fiermonte
    • Policrates
    • (uncredited)
    Alba Maiolini
    Alba Maiolini
    • Woman of the People
    • (uncredited)
    Nino Marchetti
    • Theban Citizen
    • (uncredited)
    Nello Pazzafini
    Nello Pazzafini
    • Theban Courtier
    • (uncredited)
    Benito Stefanelli
    Benito Stefanelli
      • Director
        • Giorgio Ferroni
      • Writers
        • Giorgio Stegani
        • Giorgio Ferroni
        • Euripides
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      • Trivia
        Apart from one Asian catalog, there is no evidence that this film was ever released as "Bondage Gladiator Sexy". Indeed, the story line contains no bondage and no gladiators. Medallion Pictures released it in the US in 1963 as "The Bacchantes", and while there was no British theatrical release, it did receive a British television premiere on 3 January 1992 (again as "The Bacchantes") as part of Channel 4's Sword and Sandal season.
      • Goofs
        As with many movies produced during this period that were set in ancient times, all of the women are neatly shaved.
      • Connections
        Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: The Bacchantes (1974)

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      5/10

      Italian Peplum Movie with Pierre BRICE

      Even though this film by Giorgio FERRONI is loosely based on the ancient Greek tragedy "The Bacchae" by Euripides, that didn't do the rather unsuccessful film any good.

      A year before his worldwide success with the West German Karl May film adaptation "Treasure in the Silver Lake", the French actor Pierre BRICE played Dionysus here, who has to fight his way through a rather lame plot. Certainly not a masterpiece of the Italian sword and sandal film!

      It is tragic that the young Italian actor Raf MATTIOLI (1936-1960), who plays Lakdamos, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on the eve of a preview in Rome.
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      • Feb 2, 2024
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      • Release date
        • 1963 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • France
      • Language
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Bondage Gladiator Sexy
      • Production companies
        • Lyre Films
        • Vic Film
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 42 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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