Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976)
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
The final vision of a controversial filmmaker.
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.8/10· 72K votes
Rotten Tomatoes71%
TMDb6.3/10· 2K votesWith 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.8/10 on IMDb, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
Cast of Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Paolo Bonacelli
as The Duke
Giorgio Cataldi
as The Bishop
Uberto Paolo Quintavalle
as The Magistrate
Aldo Valletti
as The President
Caterina Boratto
as Signora Castelli
Elsa De Giorgi
as Signora Maggi
Hélène Surgère
as Signora Vaccari
Sonia Saviange
as The Pianist
Sergio Fascetti
as Sergio
Bruno Musso
as Carlo Porro
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Antonio Orlando
as Tonino
Claudio Cicchetti
as Male Victim
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom facts
- Original title
- Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
- Budget
- $800K
- Box office
- $1.8M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Uncompromising artistic vision employs shock value as deliberate strategy
- •Allegorical examination of power dynamics achieves provocative social commentary
- •Controversial approach generates cultural discourse and critical analysis
What the audience disliked
- •Graphic depiction of abuse and degradation proves extremely difficult viewing
- •Deliberately punitive aesthetic alienates all but most hardened audiences
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