The Bacchantes
1961, Italian. Directed by Giorgio Ferroni.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Giorgio FerroniDirector
- Taina ElgDirce
- Pierre BriceDionysus
- Alessandra PanaroManto
- Alberto LupoPentheus
- Akim TamiroffTeiresias
- Raf MattioliLacdanos
- Erno CrisaAtteon
- Miranda CampaAgave
- Gérard LandryPastore / Shepherd
- Nerio BernardiSumo sacerdote / High Priest
- Enzo FiermontePolicrates
- Gianni Di SegniSlave carrying Water (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 2 March 1961
- Original title
- Le baccanti
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Giorgio Stegani, Giorgio Ferroni
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The Bacchantes runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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The Bacchantes isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 March 1961. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Bacchantes?
The Bacchantes (1961) was directed by Giorgio Ferroni and stars Taina Elg, Pierre Brice, Alessandra Panaro.