Damon and pythias full movie in english 1962 youtube. Watch the 1962 movie damon and pythias directed by curtis bernhardt. At first damon betrays pythias, but when the latter refuses to do him harm, damon helps arcanos escape from the storian guard. Damon and pythias 1962 directed by curtis bernhardt. The fury of hercules 1962, hercules the invincible 1964, taur the mighty 1963, a challenge for robin hood 1967, hero of babylon 1963. Damon and pythias is available to stream on prime video. With guy williams, don burnett, ilaria occhini, liana orfei.
Damon and pythias 1962 can don burnett save guy williams. Apparently conceived and coproduced by mgm in hollywood but made in italy with a mostly italian cast and crew, the film aspires to something a little classier but doesnt quite make it. Damon and pythias is a 1962 italianamerican film directed by curtis bernhardt. Damon and pythias 1962 guy williams, don burnett, ilaria occhini sword and sandal. Yet, one must remember that this film was released in 1962 and the story of damon and pythias was willingly or not walking a fine line of interpretation for that time and perhaps even today as previously indicated. Pythias returned, and dionysius relented and pardoned them both. Damon and pythias 1962 stream and watch online moviefone. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting. Il tiranno di siracusa is a 1962 italianamerican film directed by curtis bernhardt. Damon and pythias definition of damon and pythias at.
The 1962 mgm film damon and pythias remained true to the ancient story. Find movie and film cast and crew information for damon and pythias 1962 curtis bernhardt on allmovie. Pythias, a liberal athenian who believes all men are brothers. In this italian swordandsandal picture, guy williams tvs zorro plays damon, who is about to be executed unless his friend pythias don.
Supposedly, his feelings flow from the pythagorean behavior of pythias which offers a sharp contrast to his own. Neither fish nor fowl, damon and pythias il tiranno di siracusa, 1962 is a few notches better than the usual italian swordandsandal movie but not half as fun. However, dionysus allows pythias to return to athens to visit his. Damon is a thief who begins to question his beliefs after he meets pythias, a liberal athenian who believes all men are brothers. Sirakuskji tiranin, takoder poznat i kao damon and pythias sh. I guess because there wasnt quite enough material for a typical full length film of the time era so they drug out the original story.
The film is based on the greek legend of damon and pythias, and set during the reign of dionysius i of syracuse 432367 bc. However, dionysus allows pythias to return to athens to visit his ailing wife with the understanding he will then come back to face his punishment. Dionysius doesnt expect pythias to keep his end of the bargain, thus exposing the falsity of his beliefs, but pythias proves to be a man of his word. In greek historiography, damon and pythias or phintias is a legend surrounding the pythagorean ideal of friendship. Arcanos and damon reach safety, but pythias is captured and sentenced to death. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. I was expecting a muscleman movie with a preachy moral about friendship. Pythias makes a request of dionysius that he be allowed to settle his affairs on the condition that he leaves his friend, damon as a hostage, therefore if pythias doesnt return. The tyrant dionysius of syracuse sees him as a dangerous follower of the.
Damon i pitija je americkoitalijanski historijski film snimljen 1962. This ambitious sword and sandal film gives a retelling of the story of two men, damon and pythias, brought together despite their two very opposite personalities. Damon, played with some heart and pluck by guy williams, is a wastrel, a thief, and beloved by all the people that have like lives. Pythias, a liberal athenian who believes all men are brothers, is condemned to death by dionysus, the tyrant of syracuse, who. Damon and pythias definition, two friends whose mutual loyalty was shown by damon s offer of his life as pledge that pythias would return from settling his affairs to be executed for rebelling against dionysius. Damon, a friend of pythias, volunteers to be a hostage to guarantee pythias s return. Curtis bernhardts damon and pythias aka il tiranno di siracusa 1962 us trailer hq. Damon and pythias 1962 dvd this product is manufactured on demand using dvdr recordable media. They were such close companions and were so devoted to each other that all the people of the city admired them. Ilaria occhini, guy williams, damon and pythias, 1962 hxhhp8 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. Typical sword and sandal material, the films native title is il tiranno di siracusa. Guy williams, don burnett, ilaria occhini, liana orfei, marina.
Original damon and pythias 1962 movie poster in vf. Ilaria occhini, guy williams, damon and pythias, 1962 hxhhp8 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Don burnett guy williams ilaria occhini 1962 greek tyrant dionysius puts the friendship of two men don burnett, guy williams to a lifeordeath test. Damon and pythias 1962 a cut above the average italian sword n sandal release is 1962 s damon and pythias, which was cowritten and coproduced by hollywood veteran samuel marx and distributed by mgm. This classic greek tale of a friendship that overcomes even death makes for an interesting swordandsandal saga, with guy williams in the role of damon. Damon is a thief who begins to question his beliefs after he meets pythias. Original mgm one sheet poster 27x41 for the curtis bernhardt adventure epic, damon and pythias 1962 starring guy williams, don burnett, ilaria occhini, arnoldo foa, and marina berti. Damon and pythias, also called damon and phintias, in greek legend, a celebrated pair of friends who came to signify the willingness to sacrifice oneself for the sake of a friend. Damon and pythias is a film directed by curtis bernhardt with guy williams, don burnett, ilaria occhini, liana orfei, year.
Damon, a friend of pythias, volunteers to be a hostage to guarantee pythiass. In this italian swordandsandal picture, guy williams tvs zorro plays damon, who is about to be executed unless his friend pythias don burnett arrives in time t take his place. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. Damon and pythias were two noble young men who lived on the island of sicily in a city called syracuse. See the full list of damon and pythias cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Damon and pythias dvdr 1962 warner archive collection. In syracuse, pythias hires damon, an adventurous outlaw, to help in the search. Damon and pythias 1962 drama pythias, a liberal athenian who believes all men are brothers, is condemned to death by dionysus, the tyrant of syracuse, who finds this view dangerous. Damon and pythias 1962 guy williams, don burnett, ilaria occhini.
Damon and pythias i predoni del sahara angelo francesco lavagnino soundtrack cd from 1962 1965. In ancient greece, pythias from athens is on a trip to syracuse. This is the story of all men are brothers, treat each other right. Alhambra records proudly presents on this cd the world premiere release of angelo francesco lavagninos complete original score in stereo for the 1962 peplum movie damon and pythias which was an usitalian coproduction directed by hollywood veteran curtis bernhardt starring the two us actors guy williams and don burnett who both had already achieved some fame through tv series. Damon and pythias 1962 guy williams, don burnett, ilaria.
Original movie poster for damon and pythias 1962 18435 mgm original scene lobby card 11x14. Damon and pythias i predoni del sahara angelo francesco lavagnino alhambra a 9053 alhambra records proudly presents on this cd the world premiere release of angelo francesco lavagninos complete original score in stereo for the 1962 peplum movie damon and pythias which was an usitalian coproduction directed by hollywood veteran curtis bernhardt starring the two us. Tv star guy williams zorro, lost in space and lesserknown tv actor don burnett head an otherwise allitalian cast in a faithful adaptation of a greek legend from the fourth century b. Damon and pythias of greek mythology the story of morality. Damon and pythias is a cut above the typical peplum films of that decade. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Pythias, a liberal athenian who believes all men are brothers, is condemned to death by dionysus, the tyrant of syracuse, who finds this view dangerous.
Released 1962, damon and pythias stars don burnett, guy williams, ilaria occhini, liana orfei the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Pythias is accused and charged of creating a plot against the tyrannical dionysius i of syracuse. Pythias, a liberal athenian who believes all men are brothers, is condemned to death by dionysus, the tyrant of syracuse, who finds thi. Damon and pythias on imdb damon and pythias is available for free download at the internet archive. Damon and pythias 1962 watch on prime video or streaming. Predstavlja adaptaciju starogrcke legende o damonu i pitiji.
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