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The Year of the Cannibals
The Year of the Cannibals

The Year of the Cannibals

Genres

Drama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

23 August 1969

Country

Italy

Cast

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

Cora Mazzoni

Cora Mazzoni

Antigone's Mother

Francesco Arminio

Francesco Arminio

Antigone's Father

Giampiero Frondini

Giampiero Frondini

Anchorman #1

Sergio Serafini

Sergio Serafini

Military Interrogator

Giancarlo Caio

Giancarlo Caio

Carla Cassola

Carla Cassola

Rebel

Massimo Castri

Massimo Castri

Rebel

Giselda Castrini

Giselda Castrini

Rebel

Dino Desiata

Dino Desiata

Rebel

Marco Gagliardo

Marco Gagliardo

Rebel

Graziano Giusti

Graziano Giusti

Rebel

Renato Montanari

Renato Montanari

Rebel

Giancarlo Palermo

Giancarlo Palermo

Rebel

Antonio Piovanelli

Antonio Piovanelli

Rebel

Alberto Rossatti

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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