| The Lion of Thebes | |
| Director: | Giorgio Ferroni |
| Producer: | Diego Alchimede |
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| Story: | Andrey de Coligny |
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| Music: | Francesco De Masi |
| Cinematography: | Angelo Lotti |
| Editing: | Antonietta Zita |
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| Distributor: | Variety Distribution |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
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The Lion of Thebes (Italian: Il leone di Tebe, French: Hélène, reine de Troie) is a peplum film written and directed by Giorgio Ferroni.[1] [2] [3]
When the Greek army conquers Troy, Helen is exiled from her city. Her loyal guard Arion and Helene ends up shipwrecked on the shores of Egypt, they meet a caravan in the desert and escape from them to Thebes. In the Egyptian city, the Pharaoh Ramses falls in love with Helen, and this ends up making her numerous enemies during her stay in Egypt. She ends up being blamed for the assassination of Ramses, and its up to Arion to save her from those who wish to harm her.
The film was shot at the De Paolis studios in Rome.[4]
The Lion of Thebes was released in Italy with an 88 minute running time on June 28, 1964. It was released in 1965 in the United States.