''Gentlemen of the Night'' ( it, Il vendicatore mascherato, french: La vengeance du doge, also known as ''The Masked Avenger'') is a 1964

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- French adventure film directed by

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and starring

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and

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Plot

Massimo returns to Venice after years of fighting against the Turks. He finds his beloved Elena, who in the meantime has married the doge who is tyrannizing the city. Despite the disappointment, he becomes interested in the beautiful Katarina. He decides to lead the group of rebels after a close friend of his is killed under torture for having hatched a plot to eliminate the doge.

Cast

as Massimo Tiepolo (based on

Bajamonte Tiepolo Bajamonte Tiepolo (died after 1329) was a Venetian noble, great-grandson of Doge Jacopo Tiepolo, grandson of Doge Lorenzo Tiepolo, son of Giacomo Tiepolo. Bajamonte's wife was the Princess of Rascia. Marco Querini, a fellow conspirator, was his fa ...

) *

as Elena * Jean Claudio as Marco Donato *

Ingrid Schoeller Ingrid Schoeller (born 1942) was a German film actress best known for her roles as an action heroine in the 1960s. Tall, slim and blonde, she played the lead role in spy films such as ''A 008, operazione Sterminio''. Selected filmography * '' ...

as Catarina *

Gastone Moschin Gastone Moschin (8 June 1929 – 4 September 2017) was an Italian stage, television and film actor. Career Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto (Veneto), Moschin graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began ...

Doge A doge ( , ; plural dogi or doges) was an elected lord and head of state in several Italian city-states, notably Venice and Genoa, during the medieval and renaissance periods. Such states are referred to as " crowned republics". Etymology The ...

Pietro Gradenigo Pietro Gradenigo (1251 – 13 August 1311) was the 49th Doge of Venice, reigning from 1289 to his death. When he was elected Doge, he was serving as the podestà of Capodistria in Istria. Venice suffered a serious blow with the fall of Acre, ...

* Vanni Materassi as Luca Badoer *

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as Parigina * Nino Persello as Badoer, the inquisitor

References

External links

* 1960s historical adventure films Italian historical adventure films Italian swashbuckler films Films directed by Pino Mercanti Films set in Venice Films set in the 14th century Lux Film films 1960s Italian films {{adventure-film-stub