Damon and Pythias (film)
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Directed by | Curtis Bernhardt |
Produced by |
Sam Jaffe (associate producer) Samuel Marx (associate producer) |
Written by |
Samuel Marx (story) Samuel Marx (screenplay) Franco Riganti (screenplay) Paola Ojetti/Franco Riganti (dialogue: Italian version) Bridget Boland (dialogue: English version) |
Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
Edited by | Niccolò Lazzari |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates |
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Running time |
101 minutes (Italy) 99 minutes (U.S.) |
Country |
Italy United States |
Language | English |
Il tiranno di Siracusa (English Release Title: Damon and Pythias) is a 1962 Italian/American film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. The film is based on the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias, and set during the reign of Dionysius I of Syracuse (432-367 BC).
Cast
- Guy Williams as Damon
- Don Burnett as Pythias
- Ilaria Occhini as Nerissa
- Liana Orfei as Adriana
- Marina Berti as Mereka - Nerissa's Friend
- Arnoldo Foà as Dionysius the Tyrant
- Carlo Giustini as Cariso
- Aldo Silvani as Patriarch
- Andrea Bosic as Arcanos
- Franco Fantasia as Rumius the Fencing Master
- Lawrence Montaigne as Flute Player
- Enrico Glori as Nikos
- Gianni Bonagura as Philemon
- Carolyn De Fonseca as Chloe
Reception
The film made a profit of $6,000.[1]
Release
The international distribution was taken over by MGM.[2]
Biography
- Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.
References
External links
- Damon and Pythias at the Internet Movie Database
- Damon and Pythias is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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