Directed by:
Phil KarlsonCinematography:
Charles Lawton Jr.Composer:
Mario Castelnuovo-TedescoCast:
John Derek, Anthony Quinn, Jody Lawrance, Arnold Moss, Harry Cording, Ian Wolfe, David Bond, Rita Conde, John Doucette, Ben Welden, Minerva Urecal (more)Plots(1)
Auteur theorists may have trouble discerning the "signature" of director Phil Karlson in the Columbia costume adventure Mask of the Avenger. John Derek stars as Capt. Renatu Dimorna, the son of an Italian aristocrat, who vows revenge after his father is murdered during the European political upheaval of 1848. To this end, Dimorna becomes a dashing Robin Hood type, swashbuckling his way throughout Italy. His principal rival is a traitorous military leader (Anthony Quinn), who is also Dimorna's rival for the affections of a beautiful woman (Jody Lawrance). Production values are quite good in Mask of the Avenger, belying the picture's modest budget. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Charles Horvath](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/933/159933897_aa8154.jpg)
Charles Horvath
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Spartacus (1960)
Mickey Simpson
USA
Best movies:
Giant (1956)
King Rat (1965)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
![Belle Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/163/160163459_adccf6.jpg)
Belle Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Lust for Life (1956)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
![Wilton Graff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864280_0e042d.jpg)
Wilton Graff
USA
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Compulsion (1959)
Reign of Terror (1949)
![Gregory Gaye](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/355/160355237_2d87a3.jpg)
Gregory Gaye
Russia
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
Ninotchka (1939)
Test Pilot (1938)
![Eugene Iglesias](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619261_50bc1d.jpg)
Eugene Iglesias
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Rio Bravo (1959)
Apache Rifles (1964)
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
![Philip Van Zandt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/765/160765025_f61bda.jpg)
Philip Van Zandt
Netherlands
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Gilda (1946)
Life with Father (1947)
![John Halloran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/428/161428373_6a82a2.jpg)
John Halloran
Australia
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Jack Low
USA
Best movies:
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Double Wedding (1937)
Bernie Gozier
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Michael Mark
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Casablanca (1942)
City Girl (1930)
Richard LaMarr
Italy
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
White Heat (1949)
Rose Plumer
USA
Best movies:
Scarlet Street (1945)
East of Eden (1955)
Frankenstein (1931)
George Bruggeman
Belgium
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
John Merton
USA
Best movies:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Gilda (1946)
Paul Fierro
USA
Best movies:
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Red River (1948)
Tycoon (1947)
Peter Virgo
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Spartacus (1960)
Arch of Triumph (1948)
Ted Jordan
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Thieves' Highway (1949)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Lester Sharpe
USA
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Lust for Life (1956)
Robert R. Stephenson
UK
Best movies:
Stalag 17 (1953)
Storm Warning (1951)
Random Harvest (1942)