
Theorem
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A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears.Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.
- Director
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
Who's in it
Cast
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12 billed performers
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Story overview
What It's About
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A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.
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Box Office & Release
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- Release date
- Sep 7, 1968
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy
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