''I diavoli di Spartivento'' (also known as ''Weapons of Vengeance'', ''Weapons of War'', ''The Devils of Spartivento'', ''Arms of the Avenger'', ''Curse of the Haunted Forest'' and ''The Fighting Legions'') is a 1963 Italian

adventure film The adventure film is a broad genre of film. Some early genre studies found it no different than the Western film or argued that adventure could encompass all Hollywood genres. Commonality was found among historians Brian Taves and Ian Cameron in ...

directed by

Leopoldo Savona Leopoldo Savona (1922–2000) was an Italian actor, film director, director, choreographer, and screenwriter. He directed 18 films between 1954 and 1976. He was sometimes credited as Leo Colman or Leo Coleman. Life and career Born in Lenola, La ...

and starring John Drew Barrymore and

Scilla Gabel Scilla Gabel (born Gianfranca Gabellini; 4 January 1938) is an Italian film, television, and stage actress. She appeared in 50 films and multiple television programs between 1954 and 1988. Career Born in Rimini as one of five children, Gabel en ...

Plot

Cast

* John Drew Barrymore as Lotario Duchesca *

as Isabella *

Giacomo Rossi Stuart Giacomo Rossi Stuart (25 August 1925 – 20 October 1994) was an Italian film actor often credited as Jack Stuart or Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1953 and 1989. including the ''Gamma One'' science fiction f ...

as Vannozzo Duchesca * Romano Ghini as Demetrio Duchesca *

Jany Clair Jany Clair (born 2 September 1938) is a retired French actress. Early life Clair was born Jany Guillaume in Lille, France. Career Clair starred in a number of B-grade films in the 1950s and 1960s, in particular in a number of sword and san ...

as Fiammetta *

Mario Pisu Mario Pisu (21 May 1910 – 17 July 1976) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Montecchio Emilia, Pisu was considered to be one of the most elegant performers of the Italian cinema. He began his career on stage and screen ...

as Eusebio Pimperval *

Michel Lemoine Michel Lemoine (1922–2013) was a French actor and film director.Senn p.202 Selected filmography Actor * '' After Love'' (1948) * '' Julie de Carneilhan'' (1950) * '' The Treasure of Cantenac'' (1950) * ''The Adventurers of the Air'' (1950) * ' ...

as Viscount Lagover *

Ugo Sasso Ugo Sasso, born Domenico Pasquale Giuseppe Sasso (23 March 1910 - 21 July 1981), was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Turin, in the early 1930s Sasso moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografi ...

as Braccio Da Prato *

Amedeo Trilli Amedeo Trilli (9 July 1906 – 30 November 1971) was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Ronciglione, Viterbo, at very young age Trilli worked as a circus artist, then in 1922 he studied performance at the Accademi ...

as Basilio * Ugo Silvestri as Duke of Collinalto *

Franco Balducci Franco Balducci (23 November 1922 – 7 June 2001) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 75 films between 1947 and 1978. He was born in Umbria, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) - Giacomo * ''Tempesta su Pari ...

as Capitain of the Duke * Gian Pietro Calasso as Mute Servant of Eusebio *

Ignazio Leone Ignazio Leone (19 April 1923 – 30 December 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 105 films between 1952 and 1976. Selected filmography * '' The Walk'' (1953) * '' I Chose Love'' (1953) * '' Amici per la pelle'' (1955) * '' A Wo ...

as Servant of Isabella * Antonella Murgia as Silvia

References

External links

* Italian adventure films Films directed by Leopoldo Savona Films scored by Francesco De Masi 1960s Italian films {{1960s-adventure-film-stub