The Avenger (1962 film)

1962 film

The Avenger (Italian: La leggenda di Enea, lit. 'The Legend of Aeneas') is a 1962 film directed by Giorgio Venturini.

Plot summary

Aeneas leads escaped survivors of the Trojan War to new land in Italy. Based on Virgil's The Aeneid.

Cast

• Steve Reeves as Enea (Aeneas)
• Carla Marlier as Lavinia, Latino's Daughter
• Liana Orfei as Camilla, Queen of the Volsci
• Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Eurialo (Euryalus)
• Gianni Garko as Turno (Turnus), King of the Rusalie (Rutuli)
• Mario Ferrari as King Latino (Latinus)
• Lulla Selli as Queen Amata, Latino's Wife
• Maurice Poli as Mesenzio (Mezentius), Turno's Henchman
• Luciano Benetti as Sergesto (Sergestus)
• Pietro Capanna as Bisia
• Enzo Fiermonte as Acate (Achates)
• Charles Band as Ascanio (Ascanius)
• Benito Stefanelli as Niso (Nisus)
• Nerio Bernardi as Drance
• Adriano Vitale as Dancer
• Walter Zappolini as Dancer
• Robert Bettoni as Pallante (Pallas)

Release

The Avenger was released in Italy on 28 November 1962 with a running time of 95 minutes.^[1] It was released in the United States in June 1965 with a 105-minute running time.^[1]

See also

• List of historical drama films
• List of French films of 1962
• List of Italian films of 1962

References

Footnotes

1. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 22.
2. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 23.

Sources

• Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links

• The Avenger at IMDb
• The Avenger is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive