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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).
Damon and Pythias: Directed by Curtis Bernhardt. With Guy Williams, Don Burnett, Ilaria Occhini, Liana Orfei. Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers, is condemned to death by Dionysus, the tyrant of Syracuse, who finds this view dangerous.
Greek legend. Damon and Pythias. As told by Aristoxenus, and after him Cicero ( De Offic. 3.45), Diodorus Siculus (10.4), and others, Pythias and his friend Damon, both followers of the philosopher Pythagoras, traveled to Syracuse during the reign of the tyrant Dionysius I (r. 405–367 BC).
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In Syracuse, Pythias hires Damon, an adventurous outlaw, to help in the search. At first Damon betrays Pythias, but when the latter refuses to do him harm, Damon helps Arcanos escape from the Storian Guard. Arcanos and Damon reach safety, but Pythias is captured and sentenced to death.
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt. World-famed story of friendship and fury! Damon is a thief who begins to question his beliefs after he meets Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Greek tyrant Dionysius puts the friendship of two men (Don Burnett, Guy Williams) to a life-or-death test.
