Knives of the Avenger

The Knives of the Avenger
The Knives of the Avenger
Directed by	Mario Bava
Screenplay by	Mario Bava; Alberto Liberati; Giorgio Simonelli;
Starring	Cameron Mitchell; Fausto Tozzi; Giacomo Rossi Stuart; Elissa Pichelli;
Cinematography	Antonio Rinaldi; Mario Bava;
Edited by	Otello Clangeli
Music by	Marcello Giombini
Production; company	Sider Film
Release date	30 May 1966 (Italy);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Italy

Knives of the Avenger (Italian: I coltelli del vendicatore) is 1966 Italian film directed by Mario Bava. Bava entered production when it was already falling apart and re-wrote and shot the film in six days. It was credited to fictitious director John Hold.

Production

Knives of the Avenger was a troubled production originally directed by Leopoldo Savona. Mario Bava entered into the production to complete it, rewriting and reshooting the film and finishing the production in six days.^[2] Film historian Tim Lucas described Knives of the Avenger as a remake of the film Shane in a Viking setting.^[3]

The film was shot at Titanus Studios in Rome.^[2]

Release

The Knives of the Avenger was released theatrically in Italy on 30 May 1966. It received a theatrical release in the United States in January 1968.^[1] Knives of the Avenger was released on DVD by Image Entertainment on 26 June 2001.^[4]

Reception

Stuart Byron of Variety declared the film "a real surprise: a beautifully designed and exciting Viking tale from pseudonymous Mario Bava. Only subject and cast make this a programmer - but it's a top one."^[5]

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 104.
^ ^a ^b Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 105.
^ Lucas, Tim. Commentary by Tim Lucas (Blu ray (Disc 1)). Arrow Films. Event occurs at 0:5:11. FCD1573.
^ "Knives of the Avenger". AllMovie. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
^ Variety's Film Reviews 1964-1967. Vol. 11. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "December 20, 1967". ISBN 0-8352-2790-1.

Sources

Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links

Knives of the Avenger at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich2017104-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 104.

[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich2017105-2] Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 105.

[LucasCommentary-3] Lucas, Tim. Commentary by Tim Lucas (Blu ray (Disc 1)). Arrow Films. Event occurs at 0:5:11. FCD1573.

[4] "Knives of the Avenger". AllMovie. Retrieved 23 March 2017.

[variety-book-5] Variety's Film Reviews 1964-1967. Vol. 11. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "December 20, 1967". ISBN 0-8352-2790-1.

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