Knives of the Avenger

Knives of the Avenger
Directed by	Mario Bava
Screenplay by	Mario Bava; Alberto Liberati; Giorgio Simonelli[1];
Starring	Cameron Mitchell; Fausto Tozzi; Giacomo Rossi Stuart; Elissa Pichelli;
Music by	Marcello Giombini[1]
Cinematography	Antonio Rinaldi; Mario Bava[1];
Edited by	Otello Clangeli[1]
Production; company	Sider Film[1]
Release date	30 May 1966 (Italy);
Running time	85 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]

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.

Production

Knives of the Avenger was a troubled production. Mario Bava entered into the production to complete it, and had rewrote and reshot 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

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

"Byro." of Variety declared the film "a real surprise: a beautifully desinged [sic?] and exciting Viking tale from pseudonymous Mari Bava. Only subject and cast make this a programmer - but it's a top one."[5]

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References

Footnotes

Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 104.
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. 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 1476662916.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

Knives of the Avenger on IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich2017104-1] 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. 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.