Blood of the Executioner (1963)
"Il boia di Venezia" (original title)

Director:

Luigi Capuano

Writers:

Milton Krims (screenplay), Ottavio Poggi (story),

Stars:

Lex Barker, Guy Madison, Alessandra Panaro

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lex Barker	...	Sandrigo Bembo
Guy Madison	...	Rodrigo Zeno
Alessandra Panaro	...	Leonora Danin
Mario Petri	...	Boia Guarnieri
Alberto Farnese	...	Michele Arcà
Giulio Marchetti	...	Bartolo
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.	...	Doge Giovanni Bembo
Franco Fantasia	...	Pietro
Raf Baldassarre	...	Messere Grimani
Mirella Roxy	...	Smeralda
Marija Tocinoski	...	(as Maria Tocinoscki)
John Bartha	...	Messere Leonardo (as Gianni Barta)
Attilio Severini
Giulio Maculani
Giuliana Farnese	...	(as Farnese Oggi Giuliana)

Storyline

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

20 September 1963 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Executioner of Venice

Company Credits

Production Co:

Liber Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Great to look at swashbuckler filmed in Venice

Costumed actioner set in the city and benefiting from being filmed in and around the canals. the plot has to do with intrigue concerning the titled character and the inquisition. Its a costumed swashbuckler of the sort they don't make any more and rarely did they ever look this good or have such a great sense of place. Its a shame that a good letterboxed version of this film doesn't seem to be out there since the pan and scan version I saw often had confrontations with invisible men (speaking characters have been chopped out of the frame). the cast headed, by Lex Barker and Guy Madison, is quite good, even when dubbed into English. Its a nice movie for a rainy afternoon, when you want to just sit and watch some adventures from a bygone time.