Knives of the Avenger

The 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
Cinematography	Antonio Rinaldi Mario Bava[1]
Edited by	Otello Clangeli[1]
Music by	Marcello Giombini[1]
Production company	Sider Film[1]
Release date	30 May 1966 (1966-05-30) (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. It was credited to fictitious director John Hold.

Production

Knives of the Avenger was a troubled production originally directed by Leopoldo Savona. Mario Bava entered into the production to complete it, rewriting and reshooting 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

The 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

Stuart Byron of Variety declared the film "a real surprise: a beautifully designed and exciting Viking tale from pseudonymous Mario Bava. Only subject and cast make this a programmer - but it's a top one."[5]

See also

• List of Italian films of 1966

References

Footnotes

1. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 104.
2. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 105.
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.
5. Variety's Film Reviews 1964-1967. Vol. 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 978-1476662916.

External links

• Knives of the Avenger at IMDb