''The Thief of Damascus'' (Italian: ''Il ladro di Damasco'') is a 1964 Italian adventure film directed by

Mario Amendola Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist. Biography Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on ...

and starring

Tony Russel Tony Russel (born Antonio Pietro Russo, and sometimes credited as Tony Russo or Tony Russell; November 23, 1925 – March 18, 2017) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He was noted for having worked extensively in the Italian film ...

Luciana Gilli Luciana Gilli (born 1944) is a former Italian film actress. During the 1960s she starred in a number of Italian films or European co-productions, particularly adventure stories and westerns.Weisser p.237 Her film debut was the role of Luciana ...

and

Gianni Solaro Gianni Solaro (born Gianni Lorenzon, 11 August 1926 – 12 August 2006) was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Solaro was a character actor in the Italian film industry for about twenty years, between the late 19 ...

. It was released in the US as ''Sword of Damascus'' at a running time of 93 minutes.Della Casa, Steve; Giusti, Marco (2013). "Il Grande Libro di Ercole". Edizione Sabinae. Page 195. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Alfredo Montori Alfredo Montori (1893-1969) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * ''A Lad ...

Cast

as Jesen *

as Miriam *

as Tibullo *

Ferruccio Amendola Ferruccio Amendola (22 July 1930 – 3 September 2001) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Turin to actors Federico Amendola and Amelia Ricci and the nephew of director and screenwriter Mario Amendola, he was among Italy's ...

as Tisba * Enrico Salvatore * Bruno Ukmar * Adriana Limiti *

Pietro Tordi Pietro Tordi (12 July 1906 – 14 December 1990) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1942 and 1988. He was born in Florence, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) - L'altro conspiratore * '' Don C ...

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Renato Baldini Renato Baldini (18 December 1921 – 5 July 1995) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 87 films between 1950 and 1983. He was born in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''It's Forever Springtime'' (1950) - Un carabiniere al processo ...

as Uria *

Giuseppe Fortis Giuseppe Fortis (20 July 1935 – 27 May 2000) was an Italian film and television actor.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.184 He was also a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Italian. Selected filmography * '' The Changing of the Guard'' (196 ...

as Mannae

References

Bibliography

* Roy Kinnard & Tony Crnkovich. ''Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990''. McFarland, 21 2017.

External links

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1964 films Italian historical adventure films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Amendola 1960s historical adventure films Films set in Damascus Films with screenplays by Mario Amendola 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub