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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Original title: Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
  • 19751975
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  • 1h 57m
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Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)
  • Drama
In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental, and sexual torture.In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental, and sexual torture.In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental, and sexual torture.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
59K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
519
72
  • Director
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Writers
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Sergio Citti(screenplay collaboration)
    • Pupi Avati(additional scriptwork)
  • Stars
    • Paolo Bonacelli
    • Giorgio Cataldi
    • Uberto Paolo Quintavalle
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  • Director
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Writers
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Sergio Citti(screenplay collaboration)
    • Pupi Avati(additional scriptwork)
  • Stars
    • Paolo Bonacelli
    • Giorgio Cataldi
    • Uberto Paolo Quintavalle
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    • 452User reviews
    • 187Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Uberto Paolo Quintavalle, and Aldo Valletti in Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)
    Pier Paolo Pasolini in Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)
    Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto Chessari, Elsa De Giorgi, Gaspare Di Jenno, Efisio Etzi, Guido Galletti, Rinaldo Missaglia, Giuseppe Patruno, Uberto Paolo Quintavalle, Hélène Surgère, and Aldo Valletti in Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)
    Graziella Aniceto, Lamberto Book, Caterina Boratto, Umberto Chessari, Dorit Henke, Faridah Malik, Franco Merli, Tatiana Mogilansky, Antiniska Nemour, Antonio Orlando, Sonia Saviange, and Hélène Surgère in Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)
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    Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)
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    Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)

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    Paolo Bonacelli
    Paolo Bonacelli
    • Il ducaas Il duca
    Giorgio Cataldi
    Giorgio Cataldi
    • Monsignoreas Monsignore
    Uberto Paolo Quintavalle
    Uberto Paolo Quintavalle
    • Eccellenzaas Eccellenza
    Aldo Valletti
    Aldo Valletti
    • Il presidenteas Il presidente
    Caterina Boratto
    Caterina Boratto
    • Signora Castellias Signora Castelli
    Elsa De Giorgi
    Elsa De Giorgi
    • Signora Maggias Signora Maggi
    Hélène Surgère
    Hélène Surgère
    • Signora Vaccarias Signora Vaccari
    • (as Helene Surgere)
    Sonia Saviange
    Sonia Saviange
    • La pianistaas La pianista
    Sergio Fascetti
    • Vittima (Maschio)as Vittima (Maschio)
    Bruno Musso
    • Carlo Porro - Vittima (Maschio)as Carlo Porro - Vittima (Maschio)
    Antonio Orlando
    • Tonino - Vittima (Maschio)as Tonino - Vittima (Maschio)
    Claudio Cicchetti
    • Vittima (Maschio)as Vittima (Maschio)
    Franco Merli
    Franco Merli
    • Vittima (Maschio)as Vittima (Maschio)
    Umberto Chessari
    • Vittima (Maschio)as Vittima (Maschio)
    Lamberto Book
    • Lamberto Gobbi - Vittima (Maschio)as Lamberto Gobbi - Vittima (Maschio)
    Gaspare Di Jenno
    • Rino - Vittima (Maschio)as Rino - Vittima (Maschio)
    Giuliana Melis
    • Vittima (Femmina)as Vittima (Femmina)
    Faridah Malik
    • Fatimah - Vittima (Femmina)as Fatimah - Vittima (Femmina)
    • Director
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Writers
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
      • Sergio Citti(screenplay collaboration)
      • Pupi Avati(additional scriptwork) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Salo is a town in northern Italy which Benito Mussolini's Fascist government effectively made their capital from 1943 until they fell from power in 1945. The place had particular relevance for Pier Paolo Pasolini because his brother was killed there.
    • Goofs
      When the Duke kisses several victims during Sergio and Renata's wedding, some victims and Ezio begin to laugh, off the character.
    • Quotes

      The President: [while eating a meal of feces] Carlo, do this with your fingers.

      [the President sticks two fingers in his mouth]

      The President: And say, "I can't eat rice with my fingers like this."

      Male Victim: [with fingers in his mouth] I can't eat rice.

      The President: Then eat shit, you little bastard.

    • Crazy credits
      Essential Bibliography: Roland Barthes: 'Sade, Fourier, Loyola' (Editions du Seuil); Maurice Blanchot: "Lautréamont et Sade' (Editions de Minuit; in Italy Dedalo Libri); Simone de Beauvoir: 'Faut-il brûler Sade' (Editions Gaimard); Pierre Klossowski: 'Sade mon prochain, le philosophe scélérat' (Editions du Seuil; in Italy SugarCo Edizioni); Philippe Sollers: 'L'écriture et l'experience des limites' (Editions du Seuil)
    • Alternate versions
      The film was rejected for cinema by the BBFC in 1976 and a private showing of the uncut version at the Old Compton Cinema Club in London's Soho resulted in a police raid and confiscation of the movie. A heavily edited version - minus 6 minutes of footage including scenes of torture, homosexuality and excrement eating, and including a 4 minute prologue describing the history of the town of Salo - was later prepared by UK censor James Ferman for club showings. The film was finally passed completely uncut for cinema and video in the UK in December 2000.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Prelude in C minor
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Frédéric Chopin

    User reviews452

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    6/10
    So disturbing, but more than meets the eye
    This is on the list of most disturbing movies ever. But it's not disturbing for the sake of it. There is an underlying exposition of a fascist government and it's ability to control to the most depraved extremes. I don't need to go into the plot, just don't watch if your skin crawls easily.

    Apparently based loosely on the Marquis de Sade's eponymous story, it feels dirty...it feels icky. You will not finish the film feeling happy, relieved, redeemed, or satisfied. You will feel that humanity is capable of terrible things and sometimes for no real reason other than they can. It shows what happens when people blindly follow terrible people and abandoned their own sense of decency. The following orders defense will never work. When you've become an accomplice you ate equally guilty.

    This movie has depth, but it's not an easy watch. It's not for a simple eve with a date. I can't imagine watching this with anyone other than fellow film students or a significant other you've been with for years.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 10, 1976 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Die 120 Tage von Sodom
    • Filming locations
      • Salò, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA)
      • Les Productions Artistes Associés
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,808,595
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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