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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma

19761h 57mDrama · Horror
directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

“The final vision of a controversial filmmaker.”

6.8 / 10 Compare with…9 stills

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6.8 / 10
TMDB
6.3 / 10
2,311 votes
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5.8 / 10
72,072 votes
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71%

The scorecard 6.8 / 10

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Synopsis

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

Cast

Paolo Bonacelli·The Duke
Giorgio Cataldi·The Bishop
Uberto Paolo Quintavalle·The Magistrate
Aldo Valletti·The President
Caterina Boratto·Signora Castelli
Elsa De Giorgi·Signora Maggi
Hélène Surgère·Signora Vaccari
Sonia Saviange·The Pianist
Sergio Fascetti·Sergio
Bruno Musso·Carlo Porro

Stills

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