Blood of the Executioner
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8

Lex Barker
Sandrigo Bembo

Guy Madison
Rodrigo Zeno

Alessandra Panaro
Leonora Danin
Mario Petri
Boia Guarnieri

Alberto Farnese
Michele Arcà

Giulio Marchetti
Bortolo

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
il doge Giovanni Bembo

Franco Fantasia
Pietro
Media6
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Director
Luigi Capuano
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Reviews1
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.
Apr 4, 2022














