The Bacchantes

Plot

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 ... read more

  • Giorgio Ferroni

    Director

  • Giorgio Ferroni

    Screenplay

  • Giorgio Ferroni

    Story

  • Giorgio Stegani

    Screenplay

  • Giorgio Stegani

    Story

  • Euripides

    Theatre Play

  • Pier Ludovico Pavoni

    Director of Photography

  • Giorgio Ferroni

    Editor

  • Taina Elg

    Dirce

  • Pierre Brice

    Dionysus

  • Alessandra Panaro

    Manto

  • Alberto Lupo

    Pentheus

  • Akim Tamiroff

    Teiresias

  • Raf Mattioli

    Lacdanos

  • Erno Crisa

    Atteon

  • Miranda Campa

    Agave

  • Gérard Landry

    Pastore / Shepherd

  • Nerio Bernardi

    Sumo sacerdote / High Priest

  • Enzo Fiermonte

    Policrates

  • Gianni Di Segni

    Slave carrying Water (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    102 minutes

    Released

    1961-03-02

    Languages

    Italiano

    Countries

    France

    Italy

    Studios

    Vic Film

    Societé Cinématographique Lyre

    Sound

  • Mario Nascimbene

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    274 days ago

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