The Seven Revenges

The Seven Revenges
Directed byPrimo Zeglio
Written bySabatino Ciuffini
Sergio Leone
Roberto Natale
Emminio Salvi
Giuseppe Taffarel
Primo Zeglio
CinematographyBitto Albertini
Edited byFranco Fraticelli
Music byCarlo Innocenzi
Release date
  • 1 April 1961 (1961-04-01)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Seven Revenges (Italian: Le sette sfide, also known as Ivan the Conqueror) is a 1961 Italian adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio. It features American actress Elaine Stewart and was filmed in Yugoslavia.

Plot

The leaders of Circassians and Kyrgyz face off in a tournament divided into seven challenges: only one will gain the supremacy.

Cast

Reception

Writing in Rivista del Cinematografo in July 1961, G. Ciaccio praised the ingenuity of the opening duels but found the revenge story that followed conventional.

References

  1. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
  2. ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  3. ↑ "Le sette sfide". Cinematografo (in Italian). Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo. Critica, quoting G. Ciaccio, July 1961.