Damon and Pythias
Year: 1962
Studio: International Motion Picture Enterprises, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Guy Williams, Don Burnett, Ilaria Occhini, Liana Orfei, Marina Berti, Arnoldo Foà
Crew: Alberto Boccianti (Production Design), Samuel Marx (Writer), Adriana Berselli (Costume Design), Niccolò Lazzari (Editor), Sam Jaffe (Producer), Franco Riganti (Writer)
Runtime: 99 minutes
Release: Sep 05, 1962
IMDb: 4.00/10 by 6 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America, Italy
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

While "Damon and Pythias" is no Ben Hur, for a low-budget Sword and Sandal movie, it's very interesting. It emphasizes different aspects of Greek philosophy and throws both of its main characters into moral dilemmas. Damon has to overcome his fear of never trusting anyone... to the point of possibly sacrificing himself for a relative stranger. Pythias has to decide whether his honor or his family come first. The dialogue is pretty cheesy in parts and the acting fair, but the movie is enjoyable overall and should be more widely-viewed - especially for attempts that seem almost ahead of its time: making the audience do some thinking for itself!