The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete

(Teseo contro il minotauro)

Basics

Directed by Silvio Amadio
1960 | 105 minutes | Color | Mono | 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

King Minos sacrifices the 'required' number of virgins to the monstrous Minotaur.  But  as  his wife is dying, she confesses that their daughter has a twin whom she has hidden away to avoid giving one of  the  girls to  the  Minotaur.  The  daughter  raised  by Minos then goes all out to land her unknown twin into the clutches of the Minotaur. Theseus,  the mighty Greek hero, steps in to save the lost twin.

Main Cast

Bob Mathias
Rosanna Schiaffino
Alberto Lupo
Rick Battaglia
Carlo Tamberlani
Nico Pepe
Susanne Loret
Nerio Bernardi
Paul Muller
Tiziana Casetti
Alberto Plebani
Tina Lattanzi
Milo Malagoli
Alberto Barberito
Emma Baron
Il principe Teseo
La principessa Fedra / Arianna
Chirone
Demetrio
Minosse - il re di Creta
Gerione
Anfitrite
Il re di Atene
Il medico di Corte
Illia - la figlia di Xanto
Xanto
...
Il minotauro
...
La madre addottiva di Arianna

Production Companies

Gino Mordini
Giorgio Agliani Cinematografica
Illiria Film

Distributors

United Artists (USA)

Release Dates

🇮🇹 November 25, 1960

Also Known As

The Minotaur (Und)
Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (Us)
Warlord of Crete (Us)