The Year of the Cannibals
1969 · Movie · 88 min · ★ 5.3
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.
Based on Antigone
Also known as The Cannibals
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Details
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-08-23
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 88 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (27 votes)
Themes
- brother
- fascism
- symbolism
- based on play or musical
- death
- milan city
Cast & crew
Britt Ekland
as Antigone
Pierre Clémenti
as Tiresia
Tomas Milian
as Emone
Delia Boccardo
as Ismene
Marino Masé
as Ismene's Fiancé
Francesco Leonetti
as Prime Minister
Alfredo Bianchini
Alessandro Cane
as National Security Commissioner
- CM
Cora Mazzoni
as Antigone's Mother
- FA
Francesco Arminio
as Antigone's Father
Directed by Liliana Cavani