Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 53
IMDb5.3
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for fantasy movies
typical 100102Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 18 more
Released
1961
March 2, 1961
65 years ago
Genres
FantasyDramaLanguage
Italian
Original language
Made in
France- Italy
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more12 people
Directing · 2
- Giorgio Ferroni Director, Screenplay, Story, Editor
- Giorgio Stegani First Assistant Director, Screenplay, Story
Writing · 1
- Euripides Theatre Play
Production · 7
- Gaetano Ciccarone Producer
- Enrico Pili Production Secretary
- Cecilia Bigazzi Production Secretary
- Giampaolo Bigazzi Production Manager
- Arrigo Peri Production Secretary
- Piero Ghione Unit Manager
Camera · 4
- Pier Ludovico Pavoni Director of Photography
- Angelo Lotti Camera Operator
- Dario Regis Assistant Camera
- Giancarlo Granatelli Assistant Camera
Sound · 4
- Mario Nascimbene Original Music Composer
- Raffaele Del Monte Sound
- Franco Ferrara Conductor
- Oscar De Arcangelis Sound
Art · 2
- Arrigo Equini Production Design
- Antonio Visone Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Nadia Vitali Costume Design
- Franco Palombi Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Herbert Ross Choreographer
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