The Avenger (Italian: La leggenda di Enea, lit. 'The Legend of Aeneas') is a 1962 sword-and-sandal film directed by Giorgio Venturini. In the movie, based on Virgil's Aeneid, Aeneas leads escaped survivors of the Trojan War to new land in Italy.
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Cast
Steve Reeves as Enea (Aeneas)
Carla Marlier as Lavinia, Latino's Daughter
Liana Orfei as Camilla, Queen of the Volsci
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Eurialo (Euryalus)
Gianni Garko as Turno (Turnus), King of the Rusalie (Rutuli)
Mario Ferrari as King Latino (Latinus)
Lulla Selli as Queen Amata, Latino's Wife
Maurice Poli as Mesenzio (Mezentius), Turno's Henchman
Luciano Benetti as Sergesto (Sergestus)
Pietro Capanna as Bisia
Enzo Fiermonte as Acate (Achates)
Charles Band as Julio (Ascanius)
Benito Stefanelli as Niso (Nisus)
Nerio Bernardi as Drance
Adriano Vitale as Dancer
Walter Zappolini as Dancer
Robert Bettoni as Pallante (Pallas)
Release
The Avenger was released in Italy on 28 November 1962 with a running time of 95 minutes. It was released in the United States in June 1965 with a 105-minute running time.
