Blood of the Executioner

Blood of the Executioner

1963-09-19 1h 29m
Drama Adventure Action
4.4
User Score
9 votes

Overview

Set in medieval Venice, this swashbuckler chronicles the courage of an executioner and his godson as they attempt to show that the Grand Inquisitor is in league with murderous pirates.

Luigi Capuano

Director

Arpad De Riso

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

it

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 29m

Release Date

1963-09-19

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-04-04T10:25:36.167Z

Set during the Grand Inquisition, this is actually quite an entertaining little bit of Peplum. The Doge of Venice (Feodor Chaliapin Jr) has a handsome young son "Sandrigo" (Lex Barker) who has managed to irritate the Inquisitor "Zeno" (Guy Madison). The latter decides to frame the former for treason, and now it falls to Barker to save both himself and his father, whilst still keeping hold of his lady love "Leonora" (Alessandra Panaro). Luigi Capuano has packed quite a lot into ninety minutes here. The production standards are actually quite high, there is bundles of intrigue and swordplay, a soupçon of romance and Madison plays well as the baddie. The plot is pretty processional, the ending is never in doubt - but this is still quite a watchable action adventure that looks good and flows well.