''The Avenger'' () 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 Publius Vergilius Maro (; 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Rome, ancient Roman poet of the Augustan literature (ancient Rome), Augustan period. He composed three of the most fa ...

's '' The Aeneid''.

Cast

* Steve Reeves as Enea (

Aeneas In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas ( , ; from ) was a Troy, Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus (mythology), Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy ...

) * Carla Marlier as Lavinia, Latino's Daughter *

Liana Orfei Liana Orfei (born 6 June 1937) is an Italian actress and circus artist. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1959 and 1971. Life and career Born in San Giovanni in Persiceto, the daughter and niece of famous circus artists, since her chi ...

as Camilla, Queen of the Volsci * Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Eurialo (

Euryalus Euryalus (; ) refers to the Euryalus fortress, the main citadel of Ancient Syracuse, and to several different characters from Greek mythology and classical literature: Classical mythology *Euryalus, named on sixth and fifth century BC pottery as ...

) * Gianni Garko as Turno (

Turnus Turnus () was the legendary King of the Rutuli in Roman history, and the chief antagonist of the hero Aeneas in Virgil's ''Aeneid''. According to the ''Aeneid'', Turnus is the son of Daunus and the nymph Venilia and is brother of the nymph ...

), King of the Rusalie ( Rutuli) * Mario Ferrari as King Latino (

Latinus Latinus (; Ancient Greek: Λατῖνος, ''Latînos'', or Λατεῖνος, ''Lateînos'') was a figure both in Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology. He is often associated with the heroes of the Trojan War, namely Odysseus and Aeneas. ...

) * 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 Charles Robert Band (born December 27, 1951) is an American film producer and director, known for his work on horror comedy movies. Career Band entered film production in the 1970s with Charles Band Productions. Dissatisfied with distributo ...

as Julio (

Ascanius Ascanius (; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάνιος) was a Kings of Alba Longa , legendary king of Alba Longa (traditional reign: 1176 BC to 1138 BC) and the son of the Troy, Trojan hero Aeneas and of Creusa of Troy, Creusa, daughter of Priam. He is a ...

) * 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. It was released in the United States in June 1965 with a 105-minute running time.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Avenger, The 1962 films Films based on poems 1960s fantasy adventure films Films based on classical mythology Works based on the Aeneid Films scored by Giovanni Fusco Sword-and-sandal films Italian fantasy adventure films French fantasy adventure films Yugoslav fantasy adventure films Films directed by Giorgio Venturini 1960s Italian films 1960s French films