The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete

The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete

105 mins | Fantasy | Nov. 25, 1960

King Minos sacrifices the 'required' virgins to the Minotaur. As his wife lies dying, she confesses that her daughter has a twin she has secreted to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur. The daughter raised by Minos tries to have her twin killed, but failing in her first attempt, continues to try to have her given to the Minotaur. Theseus, the Greek hero, tries to prevent it.

The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete

105 mins | Fantasy | Nov. 25, 1960

The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete
King Minos sacrifices the 'required' virgins to the Minotaur. As his wife lies dying, she confesses that her daughter has a twin she has secreted to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur. The daughter raised by Minos tries to have her twin killed, but failing in her first attempt, continues to try to have her given to the Minotaur. Theseus, the Greek hero, tries to prevent it.
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers
Original title Teseo contro il minotauro
Directors Silvio Amadio
Writers Gian Paolo Callegari, Sandro Continenza

Cast

Bob Mathias

as Prince Teseo

Rosanna Schiaffino

as Princess Fedra / Arianna

Alberto Lupo

as Chirone

Rik Battaglia

as Demetrio

Carlo Tamberlani

as Minosse, Re di Creta

Nico Pepe

as Gerione

Susanne Loret

as Anfitrite

Nerio Bernardi

as Re di Atene

Paul Müller

as Medico di Corte

Tiziana Casetti

as Illia, daughter of Xanto

Alberto Plebani

as Xantos

Tina Lattanzi

as Queen Pasiphae

Milo Malagoli

as The Minotaur

Vittorio Vaser

as Timon

Amedeo Trilli

as Ctesiphorus

Andrea Scotti

as Alcimene