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  • The Year of the Cannibals (1969)
  • GP
    88 min | Drama
The Year of the Cannibals (1969)
GP
88 min | Drama

The streets of a big city are full of dead bodies but people seem not to notice and pass by indifferently. At the behest of the authorities, the bodies of those citizens who were killed because the rebels should serve as a warning. ...See moreThe streets of a big city are full of dead bodies but people seem not to notice and pass by indifferently. At the behest of the authorities, the bodies of those citizens who were killed because the rebels should serve as a warning. Antigone wants to bury her brother. A young foreigner who speaks a foreign language and will offer his cooperation. Together, they try to bury the dead, but are discovered and killed. However, the example of the two is followed by other young people who take to the streets to continue to bury the corpses, again defying the authorities. Written by uncle_fester See less
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Director
Writers
Liliana Cavani (story) (screenplay) | Italo Moscati (screenplay)
Producers
Composer
Cinematographer
Giulio Albonico (photography)
Editor
Production Designer
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Updated Aug 31, 1969

Release date
Sep 19, 1970 (United States)

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Cast

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28 cast members
Name Known for
Britt Ekland
Antigone Antigone   See fewer
Pierre Clémenti
Tiresia (as Pierre Clementi) Tiresia (as Pierre Clementi)   See fewer
Marino Masé
Ismene's Fiancé Ismene's Fiancé   See fewer
Francesco Leonetti
Prime Minister Prime Minister   See fewer
Alfredo Bianchini
Actor (as Alfrfdo Bianchini) Actor (as Alfrfdo Bianchini)   See fewer
Alessandro Cane
Commissaire de la Sûreté Nationale Commissaire de la Sûreté Nationale   See fewer
Cora Mazzoni
Antigone's mother Antigone's mother   See fewer
Francesco Arminio
Antigone's father Antigone's father   See fewer
Giampiero Frondini
TV Speaker TV Speaker   See fewer
Sergio Serafini
Sergeant Sergeant   See fewer
Giancarlo Caio
The Pope The Pope   See fewer
Carla Cassola
Actress Actress   See fewer
Giselda Castrini
Actress Actress   See fewer
Bruno Alias
Man talking with injured rebel #2 (uncredited) Man talking with injured rebel #2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Antonio Anelli
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Daria Colombo
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Étienne O'Leary
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Vittorio Ripamonti
Man in sauna (uncredited) Man in sauna (uncredited)   See fewer
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