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The Year of the Cannibals

In a rain-soaked metropolis, the bodies of hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls lie unburied, as a law enacted by a repressive state forbids giving them a resting place. The young Antigone, aided by a foreigner, Tiresias, violates this rule in the name of pietas, upending the established order.

Director(s)

Alessandro Cane

Liliana Cavani

Gianni Amelio

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Britt Ekland

Britt Ekland

Antigone

Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian

Emone

Marino Masé

Marino Masé

Ismene's Fiancé

Carla Cassola

Carla Cassola

Rebel

Alberto Rossatti

Alberto Rossatti

Rebel

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa

Rebel (uncredited)

Antonio Piovanelli

Antonio Piovanelli

Rebel

Giselda Castrini

Giselda Castrini

Rebel

Bruno Alias

Bruno Alias

Capitalist (uncredited)

Tonino Tommasi

Tonino Tommasi

Officers Club Guard (uncredited)

Liliana Cavani

Liliana Cavani

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Pierre Clémenti

Pierre Clémenti

Tiresia

Sergio Serafini

Sergio Serafini

Military Interrogator

Filippo Perego

Filippo Perego

Capitalist (uncredited)

Delia Boccardo

Delia Boccardo

Ismene

Francesco Leonetti

Francesco Leonetti

Prime Minister

Alfredo Bianchini

Alfredo Bianchini

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Alessandro Cane

Alessandro Cane

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Cora Mazzoni

Cora Mazzoni

Antigone's Mother

Francesco Arminio

Francesco Arminio

Antigone's Father

Giampiero Frondini

Giampiero Frondini

Anchorman #1

Giancarlo Caio

Giancarlo Caio

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Massimo Castri

Massimo Castri

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

Osvaldo Peccioli

Osvaldo Peccioli

Capitalist (uncredited)

Antonio Anelli

Antonio Anelli

Waiter (uncredited)

Pietro Valpreda

Pietro Valpreda

Policeman (uncredited)

Gianni Amelio

Gianni Amelio

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Details

GenresDrama
Runtime1h 28 mins
Released on23 Aug 1969
Languageit
Produced InItaly

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