Il leone di Tebe (1964)

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Director

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Giorgio Ferroni

Selected production credits

Carlo Gentili …. Set decorator

Storyline

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Following the fall of Troy, Helen has fled and is washed up on the shores of Egypt, accompanied by her faithful bodyguard, Arian. Arriving in Thebes she is welcomed into the palace, where Pharaoh Ramses rapidly falls in love with her. When Ramses is assassinated, Helen is framed for his murder. After ambitious Tutmes seizes the throne, Helen and Arian flee the city, encountering Helen's husband, Menelaus, who is there to aid rightful leader Amenofis regain his throne.

Cast

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• Credited cast
• Uncredited cast
• Unidentified cast

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Cast

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(actors credited in the Italian version)

Mark Forest
as Arian, the Lion of Thebes

Yvonne Furneaux
as Helen of Troy

Massimo Serato
as Tutmes

Pierre Cressoy
as Ramses

Rosalba Neri
as Nais

Nerio Bernardi
as Xesostus, the high priest

Carlo Tamberlani
as Amenofis

Diego Michelotti
as Prosecutor

Valerio Tordi
as Tutmes' lieutenant

Enzo Fiermonte
as Commander of Tutmes' troops

Pietro Capanna
as 1. Chariot driver for Tutmes
as 2. Chariot driver for Menelaus
Rather confusingly, Pietro is seen as the chariot driver for the leaders of both rival armies in the climactic battle

Emilio Messina
(credited as Giovanni Messina)
as Wrestler

Nello Pazzafini
as Gaor, a wrestler

Alberto Lupo
as Menelaus

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Uncredited actors

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Tullio Altamura
as Merchant who identifies Helen

Fortunato Arena
as Bandit

Bruno Ariè
as Soldier

"Balding Black Guy"
(probable identification)
as Servant of Menelaus

Ivan Basta
as Assassin

Augusto Brenna
as Scribe

Angelo Casadei
as 1. Theban judge
as 2. Guard of Amenofis

Jon Chevron
as Slave in Ramses' palace

Enrico Chiappafreddo
as Guard at the cave entrance

Giovanni Cianfriglia
as Arian as Mark Forest's stunt double

Franz Colangelo
as Theban senator

Severino D'Ottavi
as Theban courtier

Andrea Fantasia
as Bodyguard of Amenofis

"Fat Man with Squared Head"
as Theban senator

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Uncredited actors

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Vincenzo Maggio
as 1. Guard in the caves
as 2. Soldier

Ugo Mari
as Theban courtier

Quinto Marziali
as 1. Theban courtier
as 2. Guard with Tutmes

Pino Mattei
as Soldier

Enzo Mondino
as Theban senator

"Mr. Chinny"
as Palace guard

Mario Pascucci
as Theban senator

Fernando Piazza
as Slave in Ramses' palace

Riccardo Pizzuti
as Guard at the cave entrance

Enzo Ricciardi
as Theban judge

Nando Sarlo
as Theban senator

Alessandro Tedeschi
as Theban senator

Franco Ukmar
as Greek soldier in flashback sequence

Giancarlo Ukmar
as 1. Guard in the caves
as 2. Soldier

Giovanni Ukmar
as Greek soldier in flashback sequence

Rinaldo Zamperla
as Soldier

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Unidentified actors

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Unidentified actors

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The only unidentified role of any importance is the actor on the left here. Might he be the unidentified Valerio Tordi?

Is this maybe Rinaldo Zamperla?

and I'm undecided if this can be our "Balding Black Guy"

[Johan Melle]

The only unidentified role of any importance is the actor on the left here. Might he be the unidentified Valerio Tordi?
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Yes, for sure! I know him very well from fotoromanzi.

and I'm undecided if this can be our "Balding Black Guy"
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I would say yes, though I'm no expert on him.

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Pic 10: on the far left is probably Franz Colangelo. He looks strange here (too slim) but I think this is another case of a print that is squished at the edges.

Pic 11: On the far left is maybe the 'Fat man with squared head', though again he looks strange (too slim). Next to him is Mario Pascucci.

Pic 15: Girl on the right is maybe a very young Carla Romanelli...?

Pic 19: The woman on the far left could be Anna Manduchi. Not used to seeing her with hair like that, but I think it could be her.

Pic 33: Maybe Angela Palmieri but not sure.

Pic 36: On the far left is Quinto Marziali.

Pic 37: Quinto Marziali again (second from the right) in a different costume.

Pic 44: A bit unclear, but on the far right I believe we have Nando Sarlo.

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Pic 10: on the far left is probably Franz Colangelo. He looks strange here (too slim) but I think this is another case of a print that is squished at the edges.

Pic 11: On the far left is maybe the 'Fat man with squared head', though again he looks strange (too slim). Next to him is Mario Pascucci.

I've attempted to get the potential Colangelo and "Fat Man with Squared Head" a little more in proportion. I agree it's probably Colangelo. I'm not very familiar with "Fat Man".