Knives of the Avenger (1966)

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85 min - Action | Adventure - January 1968 (USA)

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A mysterious knife-throwing viking warrior protects a young peasant woman and her young son from the clutches of a evil regent bent on claiming the title of king and the woman for himself.

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Cast

Cast overview:
	Cameron Mitchell	...	Rurik / Helmut
	Fausto Tozzi	...	Hagen (as Frank Ross)
	Giacomo Rossi-Stuart	...	King Arald (as Jack Stuart)
	Luciano Pollentin	...	Moki (as Louis Polletin)
	Amedeo Trilli	...	Viking King (as Michael Moore)
	Renato Terra	...	Hagen's henchman
	Sergio Cortona	...	Hagen's henchman
	Elissa Pichelli	...	Karin (as Lisa Wagner)

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Storyline

After the apparent death of her husband King Arald, a viking peasant woman, named Karin, takes her son Moki into hiding from Aghen, King Arald's enemy. But a mysterous stranger, named Rurik, begins acting as Karin's guardian, which evetually leads to a brutal showdown between Rurik and Aghen. Written by Anonymous

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Action | Adventure

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Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

January 1968 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Viking Massacre See more »

Filming Locations:

Titanus Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000 (estimated)

Gross:

ITL 250,000,000 (Italy)

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Sider Film See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Director Mario Bava was brought in to salvage the troubled production after the original director was fired. Bava wound up scrapping most of the footage that had already been shot, threw out the old script, and rewrote and reshot virtually the entire film in six days. See more »

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References Shane (1953) See more »

Knives of the Avenger (1966)
I coltelli del vendicatore (original title)

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