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Satyricon

Rome. Before Christ. After Fellini.

Sep 18, 1969 2h 9mFantasyDrama
6.7IMDb
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After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so.Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene after another.

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After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene after another.

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Budget
$3M
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Release date
Sep 18, 1969
Runtime
2h 9m
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Language
Italian, Latin
Country
Italy

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