Film Synopsis
In ancient Rome, Encolpe and Ascylte, two students who live in the underground district of Suburra and who survive by stealing what they need, fall out over the young slave Giton. These three find themselves separated and reunited in different periods of history. Encolpe attends a party given in honour of the wealthy freeman Trimalcion. Then, the trio are taken prisoner by the monstrous Lichas. After Lichas has been assassinated, Encolpe and Ascylte are set free and spend a peaceful interlude in a fine deserted house, before they abduct a hermaphrodite with special powers. Later, Encolpe survives a fierce encounter with the mythical Mionotaur, but loses his virility in the fight and becomes obsessed with recovering it...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Federico Fellini
- Script: Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi, Petronius (book), Brunello Rondi
- Cinematographer: Giuseppe Rotunno
- Music: Tod Dockstader, Ilhan Mimaroglu, Nino Rota, Andrew Rudin
- Cast: Martin Potter (Encolpio), Hiram Keller (Ascilto), Max Born (Gitone), Salvo Randone (Eumolpo), Mario Romagnoli (Trimalcione), Magali Noël (Fortunata), Capucine (Trifena), Alain Cuny (Lica), Fanfulla (Vernacchio), Danika La Loggia (Scintilla), Giuseppe Sanvitale (Abinna), Genius (Liberto arricchito), Lucia Bosé (La matrona), Joseph Wheeler (Il suicida), Hylette Adolphe (La schiavetta), Tanya Lopert (L'imperatore), Gordon Mitchell (Il predone), George Eastman (Minotauro), Marcello Di Falco (Proconsole), Elisa Mainardi (Arianna)
- Country: Italy
- Language: Italian / Latin
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 128 min
- Aka: Fellini Satyricon ; Satyricon
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