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The Bacchantes (Italian: Le baccanti) is a 1961 adventure-fantasy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni. It is loosely based on the Euripides' tragedy The Bacchae.
The Bacchae (⫽ ˈ b æ k iː ⫽; Greek: Βάκχαι, Bakkhai; also known as The Bacchantes ⫽ ˈ b æ k ə n t s, b ə ˈ k æ n t s,-ˈ k ɑː n t s ⫽) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon.
Thereat we fled, to escape being torn in pieces by the Bacchantes; but they, with hands that bore no weapon of steel, attacked our cattle as they browsed. Then wouldst thou have seen Agave mastering some sleek lowing calf, while others rent the heifers limb from limb.
The Bacchantes: Directed by Giorgio Ferroni. With Taina Elg, Pierre Brice, Alberto Lupo, Alessandra Panaro. The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes.
Synopsis. 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. Cast.
The Bacchantes. The Greek god Dionysius makes a visit to Thebes. Story based on play by Euripides.
- Fantasy
The Bacchantes were a group of women who followed Dionysus on his travels. They were clothed in animal skins and wandered in an ecstatic frenzy across fields and through woods and participated in orgiastic rites.
The Bacchantes. 5.2 1 h 36 min 1961 16+. Based on the play by Euripides. The Greek goddess Athena is angry at the city of Thebes, so she decides to dry up all the wells causing a massive drought. In order to save the city, King Pentheus has to make a human sacrifice and choses to sacrifice Teiresias' daughter, Manto.
