The Year of the Cannibals (1969)

Directed by Liliana Cavani1h 28mDrama

On the streets of a damp metropolis lie the corpses of hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls. No one can give them a resting place because of a law enacted by a repressive State. But the young Antigone, with the help of a foreigner, Tiresias, violates this rule in the name of pietas, undermining the established order.

Year
1969
Country
IT
Language
Italian
Release date
23 August 1969
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5.3 (27)
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Britt Ekland
Britt Ekland
Antigone
Pierre Clémenti
Pierre Clémenti
Tiresia
Tomas Milian
Tomas Milian
Emone
Delia Boccardo
Delia Boccardo
Ismene
Marino Masé
Marino Masé
Ismene's Fiancé
Francesco Leonetti
Francesco Leonetti
Prime Minister
Alfredo Bianchini
Alfredo Bianchini
Alessandro Cane
Alessandro Cane
National Security Commissioner
C
Cora Mazzoni
Antigone's Mother
F
Francesco Arminio
Antigone's Father
G
Giampiero Frondini
Anchorman #1
Sergio Serafini
Sergio Serafini
Military Interrogator
G
Giancarlo Caio
Carla Cassola
Carla Cassola
Rebel
Massimo Castri
Massimo Castri
Rebel
Giselda Castrini
Giselda Castrini
Rebel
D
Dino Desiata
Rebel
M
Marco Gagliardo
Rebel
Graziano Giusti
Graziano Giusti
Rebel
Renato Montanari
Renato Montanari
Rebel
G
Giancarlo Palermo
Rebel
Antonio Piovanelli
Antonio Piovanelli
Rebel
A
Alberto Rossatti
Rebel
Renato Scarpa
Renato Scarpa
Rebel (uncredited)
Bruno Alias
Bruno Alias
Capitalist (uncredited)
Filippo Perego
Filippo Perego
Capitalist (uncredited)
Osvaldo Peccioli
Osvaldo Peccioli
Capitalist (uncredited)
Antonio Anelli
Antonio Anelli
Waiter (uncredited)
Tonino Tommasi
Tonino Tommasi
Officers Club Guard (uncredited)
Pietro Valpreda
Pietro Valpreda
Policeman (uncredited)

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