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Knives of the Avenger (1966)

Knives of the Avenger poster
Original title
I coltelli del vendicatore
Directed by
Mario Bava
Genre
adventure film, medieval film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
16
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious warrior arrives in a village terrorized by a cruel leader. He protects a woman and her son from the villain and seeks revenge for past wrongs.

sword-and-sandalaction-packedgrimfast-pacedadventurousold-school

What happens

Knives of the Avenger (Italian: I coltelli del vendicatore) is 1966 Italian film directed by Mario Bava. Bava entered production when it was already falling apart and re-wrote and shot the film in six days. It was credited to fictitious director John Hold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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