| The Warrior Empress | |
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| Directed by | Pietro Francisci |
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| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
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| Language | Italian |
The Warrior Empress (Italian: Saffo – Venere di Lesbo) is a 1960 Italian-French peplum film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Kerwin Mathews, Tina Louise and Riccardo Garrone. [1] [2]
Cast
- Kerwin Mathews as Phaon
- Tina Louise as Sappho
- Riccardo Garrone as Hyperbius
- Susy Andersen as Actis
- Alberto Farnese as Laricus
- Enrico Maria Salerno as Melanchrus
- Antonio Battistella as Paione
- Strelsa Brown as Priestess of Aphrodite
- Annie Gorassini as Dyla
- Aldo Fiorelli as Scarface
- Elda Tattoli as Sappho's Nurse
- Isa Crescenzi as Peasant Woman
- Lilly Mantovani as Cleide
- Marisa Quattrini as Temple's Guardian
- Elena Zareschi as Sibilla
- Jacques Castelot
- Solveyg D'Assunta as Elena
- Mirella Di Centa as Mina
- Elena Fontana
- Erica Jorger
- Litz Kibiska
- Erina Locatelli
- Elena May
- Audrey McDonald
- Olga Sievers
- Elke Sommer
- Omero Capanna as Soldier
References
- ^ Smith p.277
- ^ Swires, Steve (July 1987). "Kerwin Mathews: Confessions of a Giant Killer Part Two". Starlog. No. 120. pp. 67–70.
Bibliography
- Gary Allen Smith. Epic Films: Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies. McFarland, 2004.
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- 1960 films
- French historical adventure films
- Italian historical adventure films
- 1960s historical adventure films
- 1960s Italian-language films
- Films directed by Pietro Francisci
- Peplum films
- Cultural depictions of Sappho
- Films with screenplays by Luciano Martino
- Films scored by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
- Sword and sandal films
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