The Bacchantes

"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."

Cast

Taina Elg

as Dirce

Pierre Brice

as Dionysus

Alessandra Panaro

as Manto

Alberto Lupo

as Pentheus

Akim Tamiroff

as Teiresias

Raf Mattioli

as Lacdanos

Erno Crisa

as Atteon

Miranda Campa

as Agave

Gérard Landry

as Pastore / Shepherd

Nerio Bernardi

as Sumo sacerdote / High Priest

Enzo Fiermonte

as Policrates

Gianni Di Segni

as Slave carrying Water (uncredited)

Crew

Mario Nascimbene

Original Music Composer

Giorgio Ferroni

Director

Herbert Ross

Choreographer

Franco Ferrara

Conductor

Raffaele Del Monte

Sound

Giampaolo Bigazzi

Production Manager

Piero Ghione

Unit Manager

Antonio Visone

Set Decoration

Oscar De Arcangelis

Sound

Cecilia Bigazzi

Production Secretary

Enrico Pili

Production Secretary

Giorgio Stegani

First Assistant Director

Piero Braccialini

Production Secretary

Dario Regis

Assistant Camera

Gaetano Ciccarone

Producer

Giancarlo Granatelli

Assistant Camera

Arrigo Equini

Production Design

Arrigo Peri

Production Secretary

Angelo Lotti

Camera Operator

Giorgio Ferroni

Editor

Giorgio Ferroni

Screenplay

Giorgio Ferroni

Story

Pier Ludovico Pavoni

Director of Photography

Euripides

Theatre Play

Giorgio Stegani

Screenplay

Giorgio Stegani

Story

Nadia Vitali

Costume Design

Franco Palombi

Makeup Artist