Damon and Pythias (1962)
World-famed story of friendship and fury!
Damon is a thief who begins to question his beliefs after he meets Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers.
- Date of release
- 1962-09-05
- TMDB
- 4.7 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Adventure, History
- Director
- Curtis Bernhardt
Casting
- Guy Williams — Damon
- Don Burnett — Pythias
- Ilaria Occhini — Nerissa
- Liana Orfei — Adriana
- Marina Berti — Mereka - Nerissa's Friend
- Arnoldo Foà — Dionysius the Tyrant
- Carlo Giustini — Cariso
- Aldo Silvani — Patriarch
- Andrea Bosic — Arcanos
- Maurizio Baldoni — Dionysius the Younger
- Franco Fantasia — Rumius the Fencing Master
- Osvaldo Ruggieri — Demetrius - Nerissa's Brother
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Syracuse
Il tiranno di Siracusa is a 1962 Italian/American film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. The film is based on the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias, and set during the reign of Dionysius I of Syracuse.
Production
Jaffe and Marx wanted the leads played by John Gavin and James Garner.
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