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(1962) Guy Williams, Don Burnett, Ilaria Occhini, Liana Orfei, Anroldo Foa. Pythias (Burnett) is a high-ideal Athenian who comes to Syracuse to find Arcanos, an underground leader. Damon (Williams) is the devil-may-care thief who agrees (for money) to find him for Pythias. Syracuse’s draconian ruler Dionysus (Foa) is determined to capture Pythias and Arcanos. The crisis comes when Damon is offered a huge reward to betray Pythias. This movie gets some undeserved bad knocks by some, but it’s actually a very engaging and glossy peplum epic laced with intrigue and good action sequences. The underground maze chase scene is terrific. But the film’s grand finale with Dionysus deciding who will live or die may bring a lump to your throat. Gorgeous color, 35mm.
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