Damon and Pythias (1962 film)

Damon and Pythias
Directed byCurtis Bernhardt
Written bySamuel Marx (story)
Samuel Marx (screenplay)
Franco Riganti (screenplay)
Paola Ojetti/Franco Riganti (dialogue: Italian version)
Bridget Boland (dialogue: English version)
Produced bySam Jaffe (associate producer)
Samuel Marx (associate producer)
CinematographyAldo Tonti
Edited byNiccolò Lazzari
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • 1962 (1962)
Running time
101 minutes (Italy)
99 minutes (U.S.)
CountriesItaly
United States
LanguageEnglish

Il tiranno di Siracusa (English Release Title: Damon and Pythias) is a 1962 Italian/American film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. The film is based on the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias, and set during the reign of Dionysius I of Syracuse (432–367 BC).