Official poster for Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976)

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

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Jan 10, 1976 1h 57mHorrorDrama
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Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.

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Drama · Tension · Craft
Worldwide
$2M
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Drama86
Tension85
Craft80
Wonder38
Action34
Humour30

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Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.

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Box Office & Release

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom returned 2.3× its budget worldwide.

Budget
$800,000
Opening weekend
Domestic gross
International gross
Worldwide gross
$2M
Release date
Jan 10, 1976
Runtime
1h 57m
MPAA rating
Language
German, French
Country
France, Italy

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