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The Avenger (1962)

La leggenda di Enea (original title)
| Adventure, Drama | June 1964 (USA)
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Aeneas leads escapees from the Trojan war to new land in Italy, and must deal with new threats to his people.

Director:

Giorgio Venturini (as Giorgio Rivalta)

Writers:

Publius Vergilius Maro (epic poem: "Aeneis"), Albert Band (adaptation) | 5 more credits »

Stars:

Steve Reeves, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Carla Marlier | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Steve Reeves ... Enea / Aeneas
Giacomo Rossi Stuart ... Euryalus (as Giacomo Rossi-Stuart)
Carla Marlier ... Lavinia, Latino's Daughter
Mario Ferrari Mario Ferrari ... Latino - King of Latium
Enzo Fiermonte ... Acate
Gianni Garko ... Turno, King of the Rutuli
Liana Orfei ... Camilla - Queen of the Volsci
Nerio Bernardi Nerio Bernardi ... Drance
Robert Bettoni Robert Bettoni ... Pallante
Maurice Poli ... Mezensio, Turno's Henchman
Lulla Selli Lulla Selli ... Amata - Latino's Wife
Pietro Capanna Pietro Capanna ... Bisia
Benito Stefanelli Benito Stefanelli ... Nisius, Euryalus' Friend
Adriano Vitale Adriano Vitale ... Dancer: Hunter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Augusto Terzoni Augusto Terzoni ... Dancer: Deer (unconfirmed)
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Storyline

Aeneas leads escapees from the Trojan war to new land in Italy, and must deal with new threats to his people.

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Plot Keywords:

frame up | trojan | trojan war | archery | cavalry charge | See All (92) »

Taglines:

His mighty sword avenged a nation!

Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy | France | Yugoslavia

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

June 1964 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Avenger See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mercury Films,La Société des Films Sirius,Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(Retromedia DVD edition) | (Retromedia DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The actor playing Niso, Benito Stefanelli, also did some of the stunts, trained the other actors in fencing and choreographed the sword-fights. See more »

Goofs

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Crazy Credits

Co-screenwriter Albert Band is the sole credited director on English language versions of the film. See more »

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Average Film, OK Story
21 January 2017 | by Rainey-Dawn – See all my reviews

Plot: Aeneas leads escapees from the Trojan war to new land in Italy, and must deal with new threats to his people. The film is based one Publius Vergilius Maro;s epic poem: "Aeneis".

I found nothing special with the story or the film. For me it's average and does not stand out in the crowd of the 1960s peplum fad. It's far from awful but certainly not great. It does have some depth to it - most so than most of them.

This one is in B&W - so you won't see vivid or even faded colors in the film. B&W films are fine with me, some of favorite films were made that way.

4/10
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