Country
France
Date
Nov 22, 1975
Note
Paris Film Festival
The final vision of a controversial filmmaker.
1h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sonia Saviange | The Pianist |
| Sergio Fascetti | Sergio - Male Victim |
| Bruno Musso | Carlo Porro - Male Victim |
| Antonio Orlando | Tonino - Male Victim |
| Claudio Cicchetti | Male Victim |
| Franco Merli | Male Victim |
| Umberto Chessari | Male Victim |
| Lamberto Book | Lamberto Gobbi - Male Victim |
| Gaspare Di Jenno | Rino - Male Victim |
| Giuliana Melis | Female Victim |
| Faridah Malik | Fatimah - Female Victim |
| Graziella Aniceto | Female Victim |
| Renata Moar | Female Victim |
| Dorit Henke | Doris - Female Victim |
| Antiniska Nemour | Female Victim |
| Benedetta Gaetani | Female Victim |
| Olga Andreis | Eva - Female Victim |
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| Tatiana Mogilansky | Daughter |
| Susanna Radaelli | Daughter |
| Giuliana Orlandi | Daughter |
| Liana Acquaviva | Daughter |
| Rinaldo Missaglia | Guard |
| Giuseppe Patruno | Guard |
| Guido Galletti | Guard |
| Efisio Etzi | Guard |
| Claudio Troccoli | Collaborator |
| Fabrizio Menichini | Collaborator |
| Maurizio Valaguzza | Collaborator |
| Ezio Manni | Collaborator |
| Paola Pieracci | Wife |
| Carla Terlizzi | Wife |
| Anna Maria Dossena | Wife |
| Anna Recchimuzzi | Wife |
| Ines Pellegrini | The Slave Girl |
| Alessandro Gennari | OVRA Officer (uncredited) |
| Marco Lucantoni | First Male Victim (uncredited) |
| Dante Trazzi | Boys Recruiter (uncredited) |
| Anna Troccoli | First Female Victim (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaHorror
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma |
| Lingua originale | Italiano (IT) |
| Lingue parlate | Deutsch, Français, Italiano |
| Paesi di produzione | Italy, France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Les Productions Artistes Associés, PEA |
| Data di uscita | 10 gennaio 1976 |
| Producer | Antonio Girasante, Alberto Grimaldi, Alberto De Stefanis |
| Writer | Pupi Avati, Sergio Citti, Marquis de Sade, Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Editors | Nino Baragli, Ugo De Rossi, Alfredo Menchini |
| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli, Emilio Bestetti, Deborah Imogen Beer, Carlo Tafani, Giancarlo Granatelli, Sandro Battaglia |
| Asst. Directors | Umberto Angelucci, Fiorella Infascelli, Beatrice Banfi, Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Camera Operators | Emilio Bestetti, Carlo Tafani, Tonino Delli Colli, Deborah Imogen Beer, Giancarlo Granatelli, Sandro Battaglia |
| Add. Photography | Emilio Bestetti, Tonino Delli Colli, Deborah Imogen Beer, Carlo Tafani, Giancarlo Granatelli, Sandro Battaglia |
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| Production Design | Dante Ferretti, Maria Teresa Barbasso, Osvaldo Desideri, Italo Tomassi |
| Art Direction | Dante Ferretti, Maria Teresa Barbasso, Osvaldo Desideri, Italo Tomassi |
| Set Decoration | Osvaldo Desideri, Dante Ferretti, Maria Teresa Barbasso, Italo Tomassi |
| Special Effects | Alfredo Tiberi |
| Composer | Ennio Morricone, Domenico Pasqua Di Bisceglie, Giuseppina Sagliano, Arnaldo Graziosi, Massimo Anzellotti, Fausto Ancillai, Giorgio Loviscek |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone, Domenico Pasqua Di Bisceglie, Giuseppina Sagliano, Arnaldo Graziosi, Massimo Anzellotti, Fausto Ancillai, Giorgio Loviscek |
| Costume Design | Danilo Donati, Giusy Bovino, Vanni Castellani, Osvaldo Desideri, Alfredo Tiberi |
| Makeup | Osvaldo Desideri, Alfredo Tiberi, Danilo Donati, Giusy Bovino, Vanni Castellani |
| Hairstyling | Danilo Donati, Giusy Bovino, Vanni Castellani, Osvaldo Desideri, Alfredo Tiberi |
| Budget | 800.000 € |
| Incasso | 1.800.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Portugal
Date
Aug 01, 1976
Note
Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueira da Foz
Country
Switzerland
Date
Aug 05, 1976
Note
Locarno Film Festival
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jul 13, 1977
Note
London
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Country
United States
Date
Oct 01, 1977
Note
New York Film Festival
Country
Australia
Date
May 28, 1993
Note
Adelaide Film Festival
Country
Singapore
Date
May 01, 2003
Note
Singapore International Film Festival
Country
Poland
Date
Apr 04, 2006
Note
Klasyki Film Festival
Country
Greece
Date
Oct 16, 2006
Note
Panorama of European Cinema
Country
Italy
Date
Sep 08, 2015
Note
Venice Film Festival (Restored Version)
Country
Japan
Date
Sep 23, 2016
Note
Kanazawa Film Fest
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Oct 03, 1977
Country
Czechia
Date
Jan 27, 1998
Certification
18+
Note
Projekt 100
Country
Greece
Date
Apr 24, 2013
Note
Greek Film Archive
Theatrical release
Country
Italy
Date
Jan 10, 1976
Certification
18+
Country
Mexico
Date
Jan 10, 1976
Certification
D
Country
Germany
Date
Jan 30, 1976
Certification
18
Note
West Germany
Country
Sweden
Date
Mar 29, 1976
Certification
15
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Country
Denmark
Date
May 10, 1976
Country
France
Date
May 19, 1976
Country
Japan
Date
Sep 25, 1976
Certification
R18+
Country
Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1977
Certification
RC
Country
Netherlands
Date
Aug 10, 1978
Certification
16
Country
Spain
Date
May 19, 1980
Certification
18
Note
Madrid
Country
Ireland
Date
Jul 30, 1980
Country
Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1981
Note
Montréal
Country
Peru
Date
May 06, 1982
Country
Portugal
Date
Aug 02, 1985
Certification
M/18
Note
Lisbon (Re-release)
Country
Belgium
Date
Jan 21, 1988
Note
Gent
Country
Hungary
Date
Mar 09, 1995
Certification
18
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Oct 20, 2000
Certification
18
Note
Re-release
Country
Finland
Date
Feb 09, 2001
Certification
K-18
Country
Argentina
Date
Mar 13, 2003
Certification
18
Note
Re-release
Physical media
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 24, 2002
Certification
18
Note
DVD
Country
Australia
Date
Feb 04, 2015
Note
DVD & Blu-ray
TV
Country
Poland
Date
Mar 13, 2000
Certification
18
Country
Australia
Date
Sep 07, 2016
Certification
R 18+
Note
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