The Bacchantes The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes. Dionysus wants to be the worshiped by the masses, but the kingdom is suffering a horrific drought and the king Pentheus wants instead to sacrifice a virgin to the God Demeter. Details Casts Posters Title The Bacchantes Release Date 1961-03-02 Runtime 01 Hours 42 Minutes Genres Fantasy Drama Production Companies Vic Film, Societé Cinématographique Lyre Production Countries France, Italy Taina Elg... Dirce... Pierre Brice... Dionysus... Alessandra Panaro... Manto... Alberto Lupo... Pentheus... Akim Tamiroff... Teiresias... Raf Mattioli... Lacdanos... Erno Crisa... Atteon... Miranda Campa... Agave... Gérard Landry... Pastore / Shepherd... Nerio Bernardi... Sumo sacerdote / High Pri... Enzo Fiermonte... Policrates... Gianni Di Segni... Slave carrying Water (unc... Original Size (1032x1510)