The Fury of Achilles
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| Directed by | Marino Girolami |
| Written by | Homer (poem) Gino De Santis |
| Produced by | Samuel Z. Arkoff |
| Starring | Gordon Mitchell Jacques Bergerac Piero Lulli |
| Cinematography | Mario Fioretti |
| Edited by | Mirella Casini |
| Music by | Carlo Savina |
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Running time | 118 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
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 starred Gordon Mitchell as Achilles.[1] It was released in the UK in 1963 as ACHILLES and was filmed in EuroScope and Eastman Color.
Plot
[edit]Greeks set sail to Troy, since the prince Paris has abducted the Spartan Princess Helen, wife of Menelaus. In the fighting stands the invincible hero Achilles, who leads his Myrmidons to assault. Now in the tenth year of the war, Troy has not yet been destroyed. For the contention of a slave, Agamemnon, king of the Greeks offends Achilles because of a female slave and the hero withdraws from the war, creating confusion in the army. The Trojans in fact have the opportunity to drive out the Greeks at sea and so Patroclus, Achilles' best friend wears, without the knowledge of Achilles, his divine armor to instill courage in the Myrmidon soldiers. But Patroclus is killed by the Trojan prince Hector: Achilles rages, killing many Trojans, including the same Hector.
Cast
[edit]- Gordon Mitchell as "Achilles", Greece's greatest warrior and leader of the Myrmidons as well as Briseis's lover.
- Jacques Bergerac as "Hector", Troy's Crown Prince and greatest warrior, Priam's eldest son and commander of the Trojan Army.
- Cristina Gaioni as "Xenia", Briseis's Close friend and Patroclus's lover.
- Gloria Milland as "Briseis", Xenia's Close Friend and Achilles's Lover.
- Piero Lulli as "Odysseus", King of Ithaca.
- Roberto Risso as "Paris", Troy's Second Prince, Hector's younger brother and Priam's second son.
- Mario Petri as "Agamemnon", King of the Greek Army.
- Erminio Spalla as "Nestor", Advisor to Agamemnon.
- Fosco Giachetti as "Priam", King of Troy and the father of Hector and Paris.
- Ennio Girolami as "Patroclus", Achilles's best friend and the second-in-command of the Myrmidons as well as Xenia's lover.
- Tina Gloriani as "Andromache", Hector's wife and Crown Princess of Troy.
Production
[edit]The original version includes footage from The Trojan Horse. These scenes are omitted in the UK version which is altogether 20 minutes shorter.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]- Giordano, Michele (1998). Giganti buoni. Rome: Gremese Editore. ISBN 8877421835.
- Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.
See also
[edit]- List of historical drama films
- Greek mythology in popular culture
- The Fury of Achilles - a novel by Gustavo Rodríguez
References
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