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The Bacchantes

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1961-03-02

Runtime: 102 mins

Director: Giorgio Ferroni

Spoken language: Italiano

Genres: Fantasy, Drama

Original title: The Bacchantes

Production Companies: Vic Film, Societé Cinématographique Lyre

Production Countries: France, Italy

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