Necropolis | |
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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 |
Release dates |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
Countries |
Italy United Kingdom |
Languages | German French English Italian |
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]
Shown through a series of loosely connected vignettes of figures from humanity's past, from Attila the Hun, to the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory, [3] [4] all of which depict various acts of evil both physical and metaphysical.
The film was theatrically released in Italy on January 19, 1970. [5]
Time Out praised the film, commending the film's range, score, and Brocani's "contemplative" approach to the material. [6]