The Year of the Cannibals(Movie, 1970)

Name: The Year of the Cannibals
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970
Duration: T01:28:00
Rating: 2.8

Original title: "I cannibali" (Italian/IT)

1h 28min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 2.8/5 (with 11 votes)

I cannibali, English title The Cannibals or The Year of the Cannibals, is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Britt Ekland, Pierre Clémenti, and Tomas Milian. It is a modernized retelling of the Greek tragedy Antigone, set in contemporary Milan and drawing upon socio-political themes and imagery of the time, including the protests of 1968, the counter-cultural movement, and the Years of Lead. ()

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About The Year of the Cannibals

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.

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The Year of the Cannibals (1970) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 3:40)

The Year of the Cannibals (1970) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p] (Trailer) | I cannibali - Trailer (Trailer, IT)

Additional Information

Production country: Italy

Plays in: Milan

Based on: "Antigone" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Doria, San Marco

Original language: Italian (IT)

Spoken languages: Italian (IT)

Translated into 5 languages: Greek (EL), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 04/25/1970

Cast: Britt Ekland, Pierre Clémenti, Tomas Milian, Francesco Leonetti, Delia Boccardo, Marino Masè, Carla Cassola, Graziano Giusti, Alessandro Cane, Massimo Castri, Giampiero Frondini, Alfredo Bianchini

Director: Liliana Cavani, Gianni Amelio

Producer: Doria, Bino Cicogna

Screenwriter: Liliana Cavani, Italo Moscati

Film Editor: Nino Baragli

Composer: Ennio Morricone

Costume designer: Ezio Frigerio

Production Designer: Ezio Frigerio

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Los caníbales"

"Les cannibales"

"The Cannibals"

Keywords: milan city, symbolism, death, brother, based on play or musical, fascism

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