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Il tiranno di Siracusa (English Release Title: Damon and Pythias) is a 1962 Italian/American film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. The film is based on the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias, and set during the reign of Dionysius I of Syracuse (432-367 BC).
Original Release
08/30/1962
US Release
09/05/1962
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Guy Williams | Damon |
| Don Burnett | Pythias |
| Ilaria Occhini | Nerissa |
| Liana Orfei | Adriana |
| Marina Berti | Mereka - Nerissa's Friend |
| Arnoldo Foa | Dionysius the Tyrant |
| Aldo Silvani | Patriarch |
| Andréa Bosic | Arcanos |
| Maurizio Baldoni | Dionysius the Younger |
| Franco Fantasia | Rumius the Fencing Master / Rumius - the Fencing Master |
Directors
Writers
Samuel Marx, Paola Ojetti, Franco Riganti, Bridget Boland, Barry Oringer, Jon Cleary
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Guy Williams | Damon |
| Don Burnett | Pythias |
| Ilaria Occhini | Nerissa |
| Liana Orfei | Adriana |
| Marina Berti | Mereka - Nerissa's Friend |
| Arnoldo Foa | Dionysius the Tyrant |
| Aldo Silvani | Patriarch |
| Andréa Bosic | Arcanos |
| Maurizio Baldoni | Dionysius the Younger |
| Franco Fantasia | Rumius the Fencing Master / Rumius - the Fencing Master |
| Osvaldo Ruggieri | Demetrius - Nerissa's Brother |
| Lawrence Montaigne | Flute Player |
| Enrico Glori | Nikos |
| Gianni Bonagura | Phylemon |
| Vittorio Bonos | Digenis |
| Carlo Rizzo | Libia |
| Giovanna Maculani | Hermione |
| Enzo Fiermonte | |
| Tiberio Mitri | |
| Franco Ressel |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Samuel Marx | Producer |
| Franco Riganti | Producer |
| Sam Jaffe | Producer |
