The Avenger
Directed by	Giorgio Venturini
Screenplay by	Ugo Liberatore Luigi Mangini Arrigo Montanari Nino Stresa Albert Band Giuseppe Abbrecia[1]
Based on	Aeneis by Publius Vergilius Maro
Produced by	Giorgio Venturini Albert Band[1]
Starring	Steve Reeves Giacomo Rossi Stuart Carla Marlier
Cinematography	Angelo Lotti[1]
Edited by	Antonietta Zita[1]
Music by	Giovanni Fusco[1]
Production companies	Mercury Films La Societe des Films Sirius CICC Avala Film[2]
Release date	28 November 1962 (1962-11-28) (Italy)
Running time	95 minutes[2]
Countries	Italy France Yugoslavia[2]

The Avenger (Italian: La leggenda di Enea, lit. 'The Legend of Aeneas') is a 1962 film directed by Giorgio Venturini.

Aeneas leads escaped survivors of the Trojan War to new land in Italy. Based on Virgil's The Aeneid.

• Steve Reeves as Enea (Aeneas)
• Carla Marlier as Lavinia, Latino's Daughter
• Liana Orfei as Camilla, Queen of the Volsci
• Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Eurialo (Euryalus)
• Gianni Garko as Turno (Turnus), King of the Rusalie (Rutuli)
• Mario Ferrari as King Latino (Latinus)
• Lulla Selli as Queen Amata, Latino's Wife
• Maurice Poli as Mesenzio (Mezentius), Turno's Henchman
• Luciano Benetti as Sergesto (Sergestus)
• Pietro Capanna as Bisia
• Enzo Fiermonte as Acate (Achates)
• Charles Band as Ascanio (Ascanius)
• Benito Stefanelli as Niso (Nisus)
• Nerio Bernardi as Drance
• Adriano Vitale as Dancer
• Walter Zappolini as Dancer
• Robert Bettoni as Pallante (Pallas)

The Avenger was released in Italy on 28 November 1962 with a running time of 95 minutes.^[1] It was released in the United States in June 1965 with a 105-minute running time.^[1]

• List of historical drama films
• List of French films of 1962
• List of Italian films of 1962

• The Avenger at IMDb
• The Avenger is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive