Tragic Stars: Ettore Manni

Wandisa Guida and Ettore Manni in REVOLT OF THE SLAVES

Ettore Manni was a regular face in PEPLUM films; if you saw some Italian Sword & Sandal films then you definitely saw him at one point. He was one of the best actors of the much maligned genre; every time he was on screen he almost always stole the show. He was often used as a strong supporting actor if the main American actor happened to have little thespian skills: if the (often beefy) actor wasn't capable of conveying something, Ettore was there to do it for them.

Here's a list of some of his PEPLUM titles:

TWO NIGHTS WITH CLEOPATRA

ATTILA

THE WARRIOR AND THE SLAVE GIRL

LEGIONS OF THE NILE

REVOLT OF THE SLAVES

AMAZONS OF ROME

HERCULES & THE CAPTIVE WOMEN

URSUS & THE TERROR OF KIRGHIZ (Hercules, Prisoner of Evil)

URSUS & THE TARTAR PRINCESS

ROME AGAINST ROME

In July 1979, Ettore was found dead, by shotgun. The circumstances over his death are still a mystery; he was killed while cleaning a rifle: was it an accident or a suicide? No one knows. His last film was Fellini's CITY OF WOMEN.

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Ettore in AMAZONS OF ROME (talking to Sylvia Syms)