The Avenger (1962 film)

The Avenger
Directed byGiorgio Venturini
Screenplay by
Based on
Aeneis
by Publius Vergilius Maro
Produced by
  • Giorgio Venturini
  • Albert Band[1]
Starring
CinematographyAngelo Lotti[1]
Edited byAntonietta Zita[1]
Music byGiovanni Fusco[1]
Production
companies
  • Mercury Films
  • La Société des Films Sirius
  • CICC
  • Avala Film[2]
Release date
  • 28 November 1962 (1962-11-28) (Italy)
Running time
95 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
  • Yugoslavia[2]

The Avenger (Italian: La leggenda di Enea, lit. 'The Legend of Aeneas') is a 1962 sword-and-sandal film directed by Giorgio Venturini. In the movie, based on Virgil's Aeneid, Aeneas leads escaped survivors of the Trojan War to new land in Italy.

Plot summary

Cast

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

References

Footnotes

Sources

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