The Fury of Achilles (1962)
L'ira di Achille
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In the tenth year of the Trojan War, tensions between Achilles and Agamemnon divide the Greek camp while giving hope to the Trojans.
- Date of release
- 1962-09-23
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Genres
- War, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Action
- Director
- Marino Girolami
Casting
- Gordon Mitchell — Achilles
- Jacques Bergerac — Hector
- Mario Petri — Agamemnon
- Cristina Gaïoni — Xenia
- Ennio Girolami — Patroclus
- Fosco Giachetti — Priamos
- Roberto Risso — Paris
- Gloria Milland — Briseis
- Eleonora Bianchi — Chryseis
- Edith Peters — Nubian Slave
- Tina Gloriani — Andromace
- Piero Lulli — Odysseus
Interesting facts
- Based on: Iliad
L'ira di Achille, internationally released as The Fury of Achilles, is a 1962 Italian historical drama set in the ninth year of the Trojan War and is based primarily on Homer's Iliad. The film was directed by Marino Girolami and stars Gordon Mitchell as Achilles. It was released in the UK in 1963 as Achilles and was filmed in EuroScope and Eastman Color.
Production
The original version includes footage from The Trojan Horse. These scenes are omitted in the UK version which is altogether 20 minutes shorter.
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