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Franco Merli | Male Victim | |
Paolo Bonacelli | The Duke | |
Caterina Boratto | Signora Castelli | |
Giorgio Cataldi | The Bishop | |
Aldo Valletti | The President | |
Elsa De Giorgi | Signora Maggi | |
Sergio Fascetti | Male Victim | |
Bruno Musso | Male Victim | |
Antonio Orlando | Male Victim | |
Umberto Paolo Quintavalle | The Magistrate | |
Sonia Saviange | The pianist | |
Hélène Surgère | Signora Vaccari | |
Claudio Cicchetti | Male Victim | |
Umberto Chessari | Male Victim | |
Lamberto Book | Male Victim |
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Producer | Alberto Grimaldi
Alberto De Stefanis |
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Writer/Composer | Pupi Avati
Pier Paolo Pasolini Marquis de Sade Sergio Citti |
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Set in the Nazi-controlled, northern Italian state of Salo in 1944, four dignitaries round up sixteen perfect specimens of youth and take them together with guards, servants and studs to a palace near Marzabotto. In addition, there are four middle-aged women: three of whom recount arousing stories whilst the fourth accompanies on the piano. The story is largely taken up with their recounting the stories of Dante and De Sade: the Circle of Manias, the Circle of Shit and the Circle of Blood. Following this, the youths are executed whilst each libertine takes his turn as voyeur. |
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