The Warrior Empress

The Warrior Empress
Directed by	Pietro Francisci
Written by	Ennio De Concini Pietro Francisci Luciano Martino Paddy Manning O'Brine
Produced by	Marcello D'Amico Gianni Hecht Lucari
Starring	Kerwin Mathews Tina Louise Riccardo Garrone
Cinematography	Carlo Carlini Giulio Bongini
Edited by	Nino Baragli
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production companies	Documento Film Orsay Films
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	24 August 1960 (1960-08-24)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	Italian

The Warrior Empress (Italian: Saffo – Venere di Lesbo) is a 1960 Italian-French peplum film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Kerwin Mathews, Tina Louise and Riccardo Garrone.[1][2]

Cast

• Kerwin Mathews as Phaon
• Tina Louise as Sappho
• Riccardo Garrone as Hyperbius
• Susy Andersen as Actis
• Alberto Farnese as Laricus
• Enrico Maria Salerno as Melanchrus
• Antonio Battistella as Paione
• Strelsa Brown as Priestess of Aphrodite
• Annie Gorassini as Dyla
• Aldo Fiorelli as Scarface
• Elda Tattoli as Sappho's Nurse
• Isa Crescenzi as Peasant Woman
• Lilly Mantovani as Cleide
• Marisa Quattrini as Temple's Guardian
• Elena Zareschi as Sibilla
• Jacques Castelot
• Solveyg D'Assunta as Elena
• Mirella Di Centa as Mina
• Elena Fontana
• Erica Jorger
• Litz Kibiska
• Erina Locatelli
• Elena May
• Audrey McDonald
• Olga Sievers
• Elke Sommer
• Omero Capanna as Soldier

References

1. Smith p.277
2. Swires, Steve (July 1987). "Kerwin Mathews: Confessions of a Giant Killer Part Two". Starlog. No. 120. pp. 67–70.

Bibliography

• Gary Allen Smith. Epic Films: Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies. McFarland, 2004.

External links

• The Warrior Empress at IMDb