Slave Women of Corinth
Slave Women of Corinth (Italian: Afrodite, dea dell'amore, aka Aphrodite, Goddess of Love) is a 1958 Italian epic historical drama film written and directed by Mario Bonnard.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Mario Bonnard |
| Written by | Mario Bonnard Alberto Manca Mario di Nardo Sergio Leone Ugo Moretti |
| Starring | Isabelle Corey Anthony Steffen |
| Music by | Giovanni Fusco |
| Cinematography | Tino Santoni |
Release date | 1958 |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
Antigonus, archon of Corinth, wants to build a magnificent temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, for which the people are oppressed by new and very high taxes. The sculptor Demetrius, asked to make the face of the goddess Diana, falls in love with a slave, the Christian Lerna. With the arrival of the plague the people are increasingly discontented and Antigonus has easy game accusing the Christians who are immediately arrested and sentenced to death. The Roman troops arrive to restore order, saving the two lovers Demetrius and Lerna.
Cast
- Isabelle Corey: Lerna
- Anthony Steffen: Demetrius (credited as Antonio De Teffe)
- Irène Tunc: Diala
- Clara Calamai: Stenele
- John Kitzmiller: Tomoro
- Ivo Garrani: Antigonus
- Massimo Serato: Quinto Rufo
- Giulio Donnini: Erasto
- Carlo Tamberlani: Matteo
- Gianpaolo Rosmino: Dineo (credited as Giampaolo Rosmino)
- Andrea Aureli: Kibur
- Matteo Spinola: Glauco
- Adriano Micantoni: Ftire
- Mino Doro: Crepilo
- Germano Longo: Osco
- Paul Muller: L'Asiatico (credited as Paolo Muller)
- Livio Lorenzon: La Spia (credited as Silvio Lorenzon)
- Liliana Gerace: La Veggente
- Emma Baron: Onoria
References
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