Fellini Satyricon (1969)

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128 min - Drama | Fantasy - 11 March 1970 (USA)

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In first century Rome, two student friends, Encolpio and Ascilto, argue about ownership of the boy Gitone... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Martin Potter	...	Encolpio
	Hiram Keller	...	Ascilto
	Max Born	...	Gitone
	Salvo Randone	...	Eumolpo
	Mario Romagnoli	...	Trimalcione (as Il Moro)
	Magali Noël	...	Fortunata
	Capucine	...	Trifena
	Alain Cuny	...	Lica
	Fanfulla	...	Vernacchio
	Danika La Loggia	...	Scintilla
	Giuseppe Sanvitale	...	Abinna
	Genius	...	Liberto arricchito
	Lucia Bosé	...	La matrona
	Joseph Wheeler	...	Il suicida
	Hylette Adolphe	...	La schiavetta

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Storyline

In first century Rome, two student friends, Encolpio and Ascilto, argue about ownership of the boy Gitone, divide their belongings and split up. The boy, allowed to choose who he goes with, chooses Ascilto. Only a sudden earthquake saves Encolpio from suicide. We follow Encolpio through a series of adventures, where he is eventually reunited with Ascilto, and which culminates in them helping a man kidnap a hermaphrodite demi-god from a temple. The god dies, and as punishment Encolpio becomes impotent. We then follow them in search of a cure. The film is loosely based on the book Satyricon by Gaius Petronius Arbiter, the "Arbiter of Elegance" in the court of Nero. The book has only survived in fragments, and the film reflects this by being very fragmentary itself, even stopping in mid-sentence. Written by Steven Pemberton <Steven.Pemberton@cwi.nl>

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Rome. Before Christ. After Fellini.

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | Latin (a few words)

Release Date:

11 March 1970 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Satyricon See more »

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

ITL 1,590,600,000 (Italy) (1970)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Boris Karloff was offered the part of Trimalcione, but was too ill to accept the role. See more »

Quotes

Soldier at Tomb: They've stolen the hanged man! While I was with you, the thief's family took him away! I know what punishment I'll get... a horrible death. Why should I wait for it? I'd rather die by my own hands.
[pulls his sword out and is about to stab himself]
Wife of Ephesus: [stops him] No! No, my dear... To lose the two men in my life, one after the other, would be too much...
Wife of Ephesus: [looks at the corpse of her husband] Better to hang a dead husband than to lose a living lover.
[the couple replace the missing hanged corpse with the corpse of her husband]
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Referenced in Teenage Beauties (1976) See more »

Fellini Satyricon (1969)
Fellini - Satyricon (original title)

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