The Bacchantes
Le baccanti
1961| 1h 36m| IMDb 4.8
Based on the play by Euripides. The Greek goddess Athena is angry at the city of Thebes, so she decides to dry up all the wells causing a massive drought. In order to save the city, King Pentheus has to make a human sacrifice and choses to sacrifice Teiresias' daughter, Manto. However, the Greek god Dionysus intervenes and saves the girl.
Director: Giorgio Ferroni
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