Necropolis (film)
Necropolis is a 1970 Italian-British fantasy horror film directed by Franco Brocani. A dissertation on human evil through the ages, it is considered a cult film,[1][2] and it was referred to as "a fusion between an Andy Warhol-style improvisation and an ambitious, esoteric subtext that summons all the Western counterculture of the time".[2]
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| Directed by | Franco Brocani |
| Written by | Franco Brocani |
| Produced by | Gianni Barcelloni Alan Power |
| Starring | Nicoletta Machiavelli Tina Aumont Pierre Clémenti Carmelo Bene Bruno Corazzari Viva |
| Cinematography | Franco Lecca Ivan Stoinov |
| Edited by | Ludovica Barbani |
| Music by | Gavin Bryars |
Production companies | Cosmoseion Q Productions |
| Distributed by | Ripley's Home Video (Italy |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Countries | Italy United Kingdom |
| Languages | German French English Italian |
Plot
Shown through a series of loosely connected vignettes of figures from humanity's past, from Attila the Hun, to the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory, all of which depict various acts of evil both physical and metaphysical.
Cast
- Pierre Clémenti as Attila
- Viva as Countess Bathory
- Carmelo Bene as Devil
- Bruno Corazzari as Frankenstein's Monster
- Tina Aumont
- Nicoletta Machiavelli
- Paul Jabara
- Paolo Graziosi
- Louis Waldon
- Aldo Mondino
- Rada Rassimov
- George Willing
Critical reception
Time Out praised the film, commending the film's range, score, and Brocani's "contemplative" approach to the material.[3]
References
- Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.
- Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- "Necropolis, directed by Franco Brocani". TimeOut.com. Time Out London. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
External links
- Necropolis at AllMovie
- Necropolis at IMDb
- Necropolis at Rotten Tomatoes
- Necropolis at the TCM Movie Database
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