Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1976
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Synopsis
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976) is a 1h 57min drama feature film by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical...
Key facts
Cast
Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Uberto Paolo Quintavalle, Umberto P. Quintavalle, Aldo Valetti, Aldo Valletti, Caterina Boratto, Elsa De Giorgi
Original language
German
First release
January 10, 1976 (Italy)
Production companies
ARTISTES ASSOCIÉS, PEA PRODUZIONI EUROPEE ASSOCIATE S.P.A., ROME, United Artists
Based on
The 120 Days of Sodom
Setting
Italy
Filming locations
Salò, Cinecittà, Bologna, Gardeletta, Villa Riesenfeld
Crew
Screenplay
Pupi Avati, Sergio Citti, Pier Paolo Pasolini
Producer
Alberto De Stefanis, Alberto Grimaldi, Antonio Girasante
Cinematography
Tonino Delli Colli
Editing
Nino Baragli, Enzo Ocone
Music
Ennio Morricone
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- SLASH Fantastic Film Festival 2026 generic
- The Rio Grind Film Festival 2026
- Venice Film Festival 2015 generic
- São Paulo International Film Festival 1981 generic
- New York Film Festival 1977 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1976 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | Salo ou les cent vingt journées de Sodome | |
| Alternate title | The 120 Days of Sodom | |
| Alternate title | Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom | |
| Alternate title | Salo o le centoventi giornate della citta die Sodoma | |
| Alternate title | Die 120 Tage von Sodom |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Italy | January 10, 1976 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | January 10, 1976 |
| Theatrical | Germany | January 30, 1976 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | March 29, 1976 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | May 10, 1976 |
| Theatrical | France | May 19, 1976 |
| Theatrical | Japan | September 25, 1976 |
| Theatrical | Italy | March 10, 1977 |
| Theatrical | Australia | June 7, 1977 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 3, 1977 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | August 10, 1978 |
| Theatrical | Spain | May 19, 1980 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | July 30, 1980 |
| Theatrical | Canada | October 9, 1981 |
| Theatrical | Peru | May 6, 1982 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | August 2, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | January 21, 1988 |
| Theatrical | Australia | July 2, 1993 |
| Theatrical | Australia | July 15, 1993 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | March 9, 1995 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | January 27, 1998 |
| Television | Poland | March 13, 2000 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | October 20, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Finland | February 9, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | August 29, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | October 25, 2001 |
| Theatrical | France | June 12, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | March 13, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Germany | May 8, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | March 31, 2007 |
| Theatrical | Greece | April 24, 2013 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 26, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Italy | November 2, 2015 |
| Television | Australia | September 7, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Greece | September 16, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | May 17, 2022 |
| Theatrical | France | June 1, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Italy | November 21, 2023 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Brazil | October 24, 2002 |
| Home video | Australia | July 8, 2008 |
| Home video | Australia | May 6, 2010 |
| Home video | Australia | February 4, 2015 |
| Home video | New Zealand | March 17, 2016 |
Full credits
| Director | Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Cast | Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Uberto Paolo Quintavalle (The Magistrate), Umberto P. Quintavalle, Aldo Valetti, Aldo Valletti (The President), Caterina Boratto (Signora Castelli), Elsa De Giorgi (Signora Maggi), Hélène Surgère (Signora Vaccari), Sonia Saviange (The Pianist), Sergio Fascetti (Sergio), Bruno Musso (Carlo Porro), Antonio Orlando (Tonino), Claudio Cicchetti (Male Victim), Franco Merli (Male Victim), Umberto Chessari (Male Victim), Lamberto Book (Lamberto Gobbi), Gaspare Di Jenno (Rino), Giuliana Melis (Female Victim), Faridah Malik (Fatimah), Graziella Aniceto (Female Victim), Renata Moar (Female Victim), Dorit Henke (Doris), Antiniska Nemour (Female Victim), Benedetta Gaetani (Female Victim), Olga Andreis (Eva), Tatiana Mogilansky (Daughter), Susanna Radaelli (Daughter), Giuliana Orlandi (Daughter), Liana Acquaviva (Daughter), Rinaldo Missaglia (Guard), Giuseppe Patruno (Guard), Guido Galletti (Guard), Efisio Etzi (Guard), Claudio Troccoli (Collaborator), Fabrizio Menichini (Collaborator), Maurizio Valaguzza (Collaborator), Ezio Manni (Collaborator), Paola Pieracci (Wife), Carla Terlizzi (Wife), Anna Maria Dossena (Wife), Anna Recchimuzzi (Wife), Ines Pellegrini (The Maid), Alessandro Gennari (OVRA Officer (uncredited)), Marco Lucantoni (First Male Victim (uncredited)), Dante Trazzi (Boys Recruiter (uncredited)), Anna Troccoli (First Female Victim (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Pupi Avati, Sergio Citti, Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Producer | Alberto De Stefanis, Alberto Grimaldi, Antonio Girasante |
| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
| Editing | Nino Baragli, Enzo Ocone |
| Music | Ennio Morricone |
| Production design | Dante Ferretti |
| Visual effects | Alfredo Tiberi |
| Sound | Domenico Pasquadibisceglie, Giorgio Loviscek |
| Costumes | Danilo Donati |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
