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Der Held von Attika

Originaltitel: Il tiranno di Siracusa
  • 1962
  • 12
  • 1 Std. 41 Min.
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Der Held von Attika (1962)
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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuPythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers, is condemned to death by Dionysus, the tyrant of Syracuse, who finds this view dangerous. However, Dionysus allows Pythias to r... Alles lesenPythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers, is condemned to death by Dionysus, the tyrant of Syracuse, who finds this view dangerous. However, Dionysus allows Pythias to return to Athens to visit his ailing wife with the understanding he will then come back to ... Alles lesenPythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers, is condemned to death by Dionysus, the tyrant of Syracuse, who finds this view dangerous. However, Dionysus allows Pythias to return to Athens to visit his ailing wife with the understanding he will then come back to face his punishment. Damon, a friend of Pythias, volunteers to be a hostage to guarantee P... Alles lesen

  • Regie
    • Curtis Bernhardt
  • Drehbuch
    • Samuel Marx
    • Franco Riganti
    • Paola Ojetti
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Guy Williams
    • Don Burnett
    • Ilaria Occhini
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    • Regie
      • Curtis Bernhardt
    • Drehbuch
      • Samuel Marx
      • Franco Riganti
      • Paola Ojetti
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Guy Williams
      • Don Burnett
      • Ilaria Occhini
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    Guy Williams
    Guy Williams
    • Damon
    Don Burnett
    Don Burnett
    • Pythias
    Ilaria Occhini
    • Nerissa
    Liana Orfei
    Liana Orfei
    • Adriana
    Marina Berti
    Marina Berti
    • Mereka
    Arnoldo Foà
    Arnoldo Foà
    • Dionysius
    • (as Arnoldo Foa')
    Carlo Giustini
    Carlo Giustini
    • Cariso
    Aldo Silvani
    Aldo Silvani
    • Patriarch
    Andrea Bosic
    • Arcanos
    Maurizio Baldoni
    • Dionysius the Younger
    Franco Fantasia
    • Aide
    Osvaldo Ruggieri
    Osvaldo Ruggieri
    • Demetrius
    Lawrence Montaigne
    Lawrence Montaigne
    • Flute Player
    Enrico Glori
    Enrico Glori
    • Nikos
    Gianni Bonagura
    • Phylemon
    Vittorio Bonos
    • Digenis
    Carlo Rizzo
    • Libia
    Giovanna Maculani
    • Hermione
    • Regie
      • Curtis Bernhardt
    • Drehbuch
      • Samuel Marx
      • Franco Riganti
      • Paola Ojetti
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    4thorntonburns

    A real sleeper

    Like watching paint dry on a wall. A lifeless production thay barely holds your interest. I recordered it on TCM late at night hoping for a good unknown film staring Guy Williams would be worth watching. Nice Palace in dirt poor city. So much talk that amounts to nothing.
    4Bunuel1976

    DAMON AND PYTHIAS (Curtis Berhardt, 1962) **

    Although I had heard of the titular historical characters – probably from a Greek mythology class I sat for in Secondary School – I had never read or seen their tale until now, via this rather lifeless and turgid peplum that was, until some time ago, a staple of TCM UK's schedule. The leads are likable enough as played by Guy Williams (from Disney's "Zorro" TV-series in his penultimate theatrical feature) and Don Burnett (also in his next-to-last film, he was a dead ringer for Rock Hudson but much less charismatic), their inevitable love interests are, respectively, attractive (Liana Orfei) and histrionic (Ilaria Occhini), while the villainous Tyrant of Syracuse (the film's original Italian title) was portrayed by a favorite Italian character actor who made his fair share of these things – Arnoldo Foa' who also speaks his own lines in serviceable English! Actually, the latter's belated introduction breathes new life into the film making the second half far more compelling as Greek Burnett defies his Sicilian enemies to prove that his Pythagorian creed of "The Brotherhood of Man" (perpetrated by persecuted philosopher Andrea Bosic) by replacing Sicilian thief Williams who has, uncharacteristically, exchanged places with Burnett on the executioner's block because of the latter's impending fatherhood! Therefore, it is rather unfortunate that, despite some interesting international credentials in the direction (German Bernhardt, who would curiously himself retire after making just one more film!) and screen writing (British playwright Bridget Boland and Hollywood veteran Samuel Marx) departments, DAMON AND PYTHIAS does not emerge a better movie in the long run – even when compared to most of the less-than-inspired product along the same lines being churned out by contemporary Italian B-grade film-makers.
    8clanciai

    How true friendship can overcome any obstacle

    The original title of this film is "The Tyrant of Syracuse", and as a study in tyranny in the days of classical antiquity, it is very interesting, as it poses Greek philosophy and its traditions from Pythagoras against the military autocracy with its rule by military force run by the dictator Dionysius in a kind of pre-Christian concept. Plato's disciple Dion actually went across to Syracuse in an effort to convert the tyrant Dionysius from his dictatorship to philosophical humanity, which noble effort of idealism pitieously failed - a tyranny is hopelessly a tyranny as long as it lasts. Here the friendship between one philosophical adherent and a reguilar opportunist of Syracuse is posed and tried against the rule of oppression with some interesting and positive results, as human feelings always will overcome any inhumanity. The actors are good enough apart from the women, who desperately try to turn it all into a sob story, which naturally isn't successful. The music is also excellent and gilds the story, which in itself is good enough to make this film more watchable than any crtical cineast would think. In brief, a dashing adventure of the antiquities.
    5bkoganbing

    What A Guy Won't Do For A Friend

    Damon And Pythias the retelling of the legendary friendship from Greek mythology is a cut above the usual peplum product from Italy at the time. It benefits a bit from Hollywood director Curtis Bernhardt although the film is way too slow. A lot from the first half of the movie could have been cut.

    Pythias as played by Don Burnett is on a mission from Athens to Syracuse where he's to fetch back the Pythagorean field man in Syracuse back to the home office in Athens. In Athens the school of Pythagoras is a respected form of philosophy, Syracuse they're considered a dangerous cult and hunted down by its ruler Dionysius played by Arnaldo Foa.

    While in Syracuse Burnett meets up with Guy Williams playing Damon who is a rogue in a manner befitting Errol Flynn. But Williams is a jaded sort and he sees Burnett really walks the walk in the philosophy of universal brotherhood that the Pythagoreans preach. It's not quite as simple as that, but the Pythagoreans here are presented as a forerunner of Christianity.

    It all gets put to the test when Burnett is caught by Foa and Williams offers himself up as hostage in his place so Burnett can return to Athens to care for his sick wife. Foa decided to let him go through with it, thinking that no one would be dumb enough to return once free and that would discredit the philosophy which is finding favor in Syracuse.

    Williams and Burnett were a pair of refugees from television, Burnett had done the Northwest Passage television show and Williams had just finished his run with Walt Disney's Zorro. Damon And Pythias never did establish them as film stars. Williams came along twenty years too late, in the thirties he could have been another Errol Flynn. He would have a run with Lost In Space after this film. Both their careers had petered out by the Seventies.

    Damon And Pythias is a bit more literate than the usual peplum item. But it is also sluggish and dull in spots. It's a curiosity nevertheless and might be worth a look.
    5ma-cortes

    Routine rendition based on a famous Greek legend set in Syracuse ruled by a nasty tyrant , Dionysus

    Pythias (Don Burnett) , a liberal Athenian who thinks all men are brothers, following the Pythagoras doctrines , but then he is imprisoned and condemned to death by Dionysus (Arnaldo Foa) , the tyrant of Syracuse . It is based on a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of treason and charged with plotting against the tyrannical Dionysius I of Syracuse. Pythias requests of Dionysius to be allowed to settle his affairs . Dionysius agrees, on the condition that Pythias' friend , Damon (Guy Williams) , be held hostage and executed in his stead in case of Pythias not return . As Damon is taken as a hostage saying that he could bear the mistrust and anger of the tyrant . When Pythias returns , Dionysius is amazed by the love and trust in their friendship. Nevertheless , Dionysus affords Pythias to go back to Athens to visit his ailing wife about to give birth a baby with the understanding he will then come back to face his punishment . But Dionysius doesn't expect Pythias to keep his end of the bargain, and he'll stop at nothing to get his purports , and thus exposing the falsity of his Pythagorean beliefs .

    An Italian/USA Sword and Sandals movie , this is a co-production with budget enough , but non excessive , being more an Italian production than American one . Starring two B-American actors : Guy Williams who played the popular Walt Disney's Zorro series and Don Burrnett who performed an Italian Robin Hood directed by Umberto Lenzi . Both of them give passable and acceptable acting . As Guy Williams is the hero Damon who volunteers to be a hostage to guarantee Pythias's return and Don Burnett is his good friend who fights to get his aims. They are well accompanied by a lot Italian familiar faces from Peplum sub-genre , they are the following ones : laria Occhini , Liana Orfei , Marina Berti and Arnoldo Foà . The motion picture was regular by professionally directed by Curtis Bernhardt . He was a Hollywood craftsman who worked in various Majors as Warner Bros and MGM, largely on the strength of Carrefour (1938) which proved so enduring that it was remade as Dead Man's Shoes (1940) in the UK and as Crossroads (1942). His career in Hollywood began with a false start, after working on his first assignment he fell ill and was reassigned an Olivia de Havilland vehicle, My Love Came Back (1940), that gained him good notices. Bernhardt rapidly achieved a reputation as a woman's director with occasional forays into suspense with varied results. He directed one of Humphrey Bogart's least popular films, Conflict (1945). Soon after , he moved to RKO, which was entering its final chaotic decade, directing The Blue Veil (1951), a remake of a French film. He did a one-shot gig at Columbia, directing Bogie once again in the hopelessly set-bound Sirocco (1951) .

    This Il Tiranno di Siracusa (1962) was based on a greek legend : it was told by Aristoxenus, and after him Cicero , Diodorus Siculus , and others, Pythias and his friend Damon, both followers of the philosopher Pythagoras, traveled to Syracuse during the reign of the tyrannical Dionysius I (r. 405-367 BC). Pythias was accused of plotting against the tyrant and sentenced to death. Accepting his sentence, Pythias asked to be allowed to return home one last time to settle his affairs and bid his family farewell. Not wanting to be taken for a fool, the king refused, believing that, once released, Pythias would flee and never return. Damon offered himself as a hostage in Pythias' absence, and when the king insisted that, should Pythias not return by an appointed time, Damon would be executed in his stead, Damon agreed and Pythias was released. Dionysius was convinced that Pythias would never return, and as the day Pythias promised to return came and went, he called for Damon's execution-but just as the executioner was about to kill Damon, Pythias returned. Apologizing to his friend for the delay, Pythias explained that on the passage back to Syracuse, pirates had captured his ship and thrown him overboard, but that he swam to shore and made his way back to Syracuse as quickly as possible, arriving just in time to save his friend. So astonished by and pleased with their friendship, Dionysius pardoned both men. It was also said that the tyrant then sought to become their third friend, but was denied. Another version says that it was a test planned by the king and his courtiers. The Pythagoreans were renowned for their moral strength and superiority, but some Syracusan courtiers argued the claim was false, and others disagreed, so with their king they devised a test-a crisis that would show whether two Pythagoreans lived up to that reputation.

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      The legend of Damon and Pythias can be sourced to the writings of philosopher Aristoxenus (4th century BC), who wrote extensively about the Pythagoreans, followers of Pythagoras' philosophy. The legend has the two as two Pythagoreans in Sicily. When Pythias was accused of plotting against Dionysius I, he was sentenced to death. Accepting his sentence, Pythias asked to be allowed to return home one last time, to settle his affairs and bid his family farewell. Dionysius believed this was simply an excuse and that the man wanted to escape. However, when Damon offered to take Pythias' place in captivity, Dionysius agreed to set the prisoner free. When Pythias failed to return, Dionysius prepared to execute Damon. Then Pythias returned and offered his life instead. Dionysius was so pleased and astonished with their friendship that he pardoned both. The tale attested to the supposed loyalty of Pythagoreans to each other and their moral strength in a time of crisis.
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      • 4. Januar 1963 (Westdeutschland)
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