The Bacchantes (1961)
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.
GENRES:
Drama • Fantasy
DIRECTION:
Giorgio Ferroni
Cast & Characters
| Taina Elg | Dirce |
| Pierre Brice | Dionysus |
| Alessandra Panaro | Manto |
| Alberto Lupo | Pentheus |
| Akim Tamiroff | Teiresias |
| Raf Mattioli | Lacdanos |
| Erno Crisa | Atteon |
| Miranda Campa | Agave |
| Gérard Landry | Pastore / Shepherd |
| Nerio Bernardi | Sumo sacerdote / High Priest |
| Enzo Fiermonte | Policrates |
| Gianni Di Segni | Slave carrying Water (uncredited) |