Italy, France, 1960
100m
35mm film, Technicolor, 2.35:1
mono, Italian
An Italian/French fantasy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni.
Plot Summary
The god Dionysus visits the city of Thebes.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Director: Giorgio Ferroni
Cino Del Duca Films presents an Vic Film Rome, Lyre Films Paris co-production
Produced by: Giampaolo Bigazzi *, Cino Del Duca *
Story and Screenplay by: Giorgio Stegani, Giorgio Ferroni
Based on: Euripides
Director of Photographer: Pier Ludovico Pavoni
Camera Operator: Angelo Lotti *
Editor: Giorgio Ferroni *
Music by: Mario Nascimbene
Sound Engineers: Oscar De Arcangelis *, Raffaele Del Monte *
Costume Designer: Nadia Vitali *
Make-up: Franco Palombi *
Production Designer: Antonio Visone *
Cast
Taina Elg (Dirce)
Pierre Brice (Dionysus)
Alberto Lupo (Pentheus)
Alessandra Panaro (Manto)
Raf Mattioli (Lacdamos)
Nerio Bernardi (high priest)
Erno Crisa (Atteon)
Gérard Landry (shepherd poet)
Miranda Campa (Queen Agave)
Akym Tamiroff [real name: Akim Tamiroff] (Teiresias)
Alternative Titles
Las amantes de los dioses – Mexico, Spain
A bacchánsnok – Hungary
Les bacchantes – France
The Bacchantes – USA
Die Bacchantinnen – West Germany
Bachantki – Poland
Bakxai – Greece
Bondage Gladiator Sexy – USA
Gymnes Afrodites (Vakhes) – Greece
Links
Extracts included in
Kolossal – i magnifici Macisti (1977)
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein no.7 p.6
Books
- Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-language and Major Foreign-language United States Releases by Harris M. Lentz III p.24
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.23 – credits
