Satyricon
Sep 18 1969
•2h 9m
•Drama, Fantasy
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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Martin Potter
Encolpio
Hiram Keller
Ascilto
Max Born
Gitone
Salvo Randone
Eumolpo
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