The Bacchantes (1961)
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.
- Released
- 1961-03-02
- Genres
- Fantasy, Drama
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Giorgio Ferroni, Giorgio Stegani, Giorgio Ferroni
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Taina Elg as Dirce
- Pierre Brice as Dionysus
- Alessandra Panaro as Manto
- Alberto Lupo as Pentheus
- Akim Tamiroff as Teiresias
- Raf Mattioli as Lacdanos
- Erno Crisa as Atteon
- Miranda Campa as Agave
- Gérard Landry as Pastore / Shepherd
- Nerio Bernardi as Sumo sacerdote / High Priest
- Enzo Fiermonte as Policrates
- Gianni Di Segni as Slave carrying Water (uncredited)