The Bacchantes
Le baccanti
Release: 1961-03-02
·Runtime: 102m
·★ 3.8
Fantasy
Drama
The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes. Dionysus wants to be the worshiped by the masses, but the kingdom is suffering a horrific drought and the king Pentheus wants instead to sacrifice a virgin to the God Demeter.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
Vic Film
Societé Cinématographique Lyre
Cast
Enzo Fiermonte
as Policrates
Taina Elg
as Dirce
Pierre Brice
as Dionysus
Alessandra Panaro
as Manto
Alberto Lupo
as Pentheus
Akim Tamiroff
as Teiresias
Miranda Campa
as Agave
Nerio Bernardi
as Sumo sacerdote / High Priest
Gianni Di Segni
as Slave carrying Water (uncredited)
Raf Mattioli
as Lacdanos
Erno Crisa
as Atteon
Gérard Landry
as Pastore / Shepherd
