Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976)

Name: Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 1976
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 6.324
Cast: Aldo Valletti, Antonio Orlando, Bruno Musso, Caterina Boratto, Claudio Cicchetti

Original Title: Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma

Drama Horror

6.3 (2,387 votes)

1h 56m

Overview

Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.

Details

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writer: Pupi Avati, Sergio Citti, Marquis de Sade
Original Language: Italian
Budget: $800,000

Cast

Aldo Valletti Antonio Orlando Bruno Musso Caterina Boratto Claudio Cicchetti Elsa De Giorgi Franco Merli Giorgio Cataldi Hélène Surgère Lamberto Book Paolo Bonacelli Sergio Fascetti Sonia Saviange Uberto Paolo Quintavalle Umberto Chessari

Keywords

1940s abuse abuse of power banned film based on novel or book bishop bold catholicism christianity conflict coprophagia evil fascism italian italian fascism libertine nazi nazism philosophy political corruption political instability power abuse rage and hate sadism sexual abuse taboo torture world war ii