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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

"The final vision of a controversial filmmaker."

1976-01-10 Horror 1hr 56m

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

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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

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

  • Released
    1976-01-10
  • Revenue
    $1,800,000
  • Budget
    $800,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 56m
  • Genre
    Horror, Drama, War
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Deutsch, Français, Italiano
  • imdb-logo
    5.8
  • Production
    Les Productions Artistes Associés, PEA, United Artists

Crew

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director
Pupi Avati
Writer
Antonio Girasante
Producer
Keywords:
sexual abuse rage and hate based on novel or book nazi italian sadism christianity philosophy fascism bishop political instability conflict torture taboo evil catholicism political corruption nazism abuse 1940s coprophagia power abuse abuse of power italian fascism banned film bold

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Cast

Paolo Bonacelli

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The Duke
Giorgio Cataldi

Giorgio Cataldi
The Bishop
Uberto Paolo Quintavalle

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The Magistrate
Aldo Valletti

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The President
Caterina Boratto

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Signora Castelli
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Hélène Surgère

Hélène Surgère
Signora Vaccari
Sonia Saviange

Sonia Saviange
The Pianist
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Sergio Fascetti
Sergio - Male Victim
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Bruno Musso
Carlo Porro - Male Victim
Antonio Orlando

Antonio Orlando
Tonino - Male Victim
Claudio Cicchetti

Claudio Cicchetti
Male Victim
Franco Merli

Franco Merli
Male Victim
Umberto Chessari

Umberto Chessari
Male Victim
Lamberto Book

Lamberto Book
Lamberto Gobbi - Male Victim
Gaspare Di Jenno

Gaspare Di Jenno
Rino - Male Victim
Giuliana Melis

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Female Victim
Faridah Malik

Faridah Malik
Fatimah - Female Victim
Graziella Aniceto

Graziella Aniceto
Female Victim
Renata Moar

Renata Moar
Female Victim
Dorit Henke

Dorit Henke
Doris - Female Victim
Antiniska Nemour

Antiniska Nemour
Female Victim
Benedetta Gaetani

Benedetta Gaetani
Female Victim
Olga Andreis

Olga Andreis
Eva - Female Victim
Tatiana Mogilansky

Tatiana Mogilansky
Daughter
Susanna Radaelli

Susanna Radaelli
Daughter
Giuliana Orlandi

Giuliana Orlandi
Daughter
Liana Acquaviva

Liana Acquaviva
Daughter
Rinaldo Missaglia

Rinaldo Missaglia
Guard
Giuseppe Patruno

Giuseppe Patruno
Guard
Guido Galletti

Guido Galletti
Guard
Efisio Etzi

Efisio Etzi
Guard
Claudio Troccoli

Claudio Troccoli
Collaborator
Fabrizio Menichini

Fabrizio Menichini
Collaborator
Maurizio Valaguzza

Maurizio Valaguzza
Collaborator
Ezio Manni

Ezio Manni
Collaborator
Paola Pieracci

Paola Pieracci
Wife
Carla Terlizzi

Carla Terlizzi
Wife
Anna Maria Dossena

Anna Maria Dossena
Wife
Anna Recchimuzzi

Anna Recchimuzzi
Wife
Ines Pellegrini

Ines Pellegrini
The Slave Girl
Alessandro Gennari

Alessandro Gennari
OVRA Officer (uncredited)
Marco Lucantoni

Marco Lucantoni
First Male Victim (uncredited)
Dante Trazzi

Dante Trazzi
Boys Recruiter (uncredited)
Anna Troccoli

Anna Troccoli
First Female Victim (uncredited)

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Reviews for Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
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A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-08-29

Well you have to hand it to Pier Paolo Pasolini - he had one hell of an imagination. Here he devises a story of a group of nine young men an... read more

Well you have to hand it to Pier Paolo Pasolini - he had one hell of an imagination. Here he devises a story of a group of nine young men and women who are apprehended by four powerful Fascist officials and held captive for use in some of the most degrading and painful games of sex, humiliation and abuse. I was warned not to eat chocolate before I saw this, and towards the end of this bizarre depiction of cruelty, depravity and exploitation it became quite clear why - and I'd reiterate that here. There is something profoundly desperate about the film. It has nothing even vaguely redeeming about it. Is it allegorical? Perhaps Pasolini is swiping at what he perceived to be the beginning of the disposable culture? Perhaps the illustration of mankind at it's more obscene offers us his perspective on just what humanity had become by the mid 1970s? In any case, this is frankly rather a disgusting film to watch and though I did feel the ending had a great deal of suitable retribution to it, I still struggled to quite get my head around this epitome of man's inhumanity to their own kind. I doubt I shall ever watch it again, but it packed out the cinema in which I watched it and there was plenty of provocative conversation in the bar about it afterwards...

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A Review by DougG_YVR 7

Written by DougG_YVR on 2023-06-06

Wow! You can't escape the fact that this movie pushes the limits of disturbing art! Many will call it sick. I suspect the point of this film... read more

Wow! You can't escape the fact that this movie pushes the limits of disturbing art! Many will call it sick. I suspect the point of this film is more about the depravity and dehumanization of fascism, political corruption, totalitarianism, and morality. I have not read the Marquis de Sade's work on which this film was based. **It isn't possible to "un-see" a film, so be prepared if you choose the experience.** It was described to me as "horror" before I watched it, and I'm not sure it truly captures the film's genre. I can't think of a film genre that adequately describes it. I will probably never watch it again or forget the images it seared on my brain. But I was challenged to think about various political and societal themes that are still very relevant today.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Well you have to hand it to Pier Paolo Pasolini - he had one hell of an imagination. Here he devises a story of a group of nine young men and women who are apprehended by four powerful Fascist officials and held captive for use in some of t...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-08-29

Well you have to hand it to Pier Paolo Pasolini - he had one hell of an imagination. Here he devises a story of a group of nine young men and women who are apprehended by four powerful Fascist officia...

read more
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A Review by DougG_YVR 7

Written by DougG_YVR on 2023-06-06

Wow! You can't escape the fact that this movie pushes the limits of disturbing art! Many will call it sick. I suspect the point of this film is more about the depravity and dehumanization of fascism, ...

read more