Necropolis (film)

Necropolis is a 1970 Italian-British fantasy horror film directed by Franco Brocani. A dissertation on human evil through the ages, it is considered a cult film,^[1][2] and it was referred to as "a fusion between an Andy Warhol-style improvisation and an ambitious, esoteric subtext that summons all the Western counterculture of the time".^[2]

Necropolis
Directed by	Franco Brocani
Written by	Franco Brocani
Produced by	Gianni Barcelloni Alan Power
Starring	Nicoletta Machiavelli Tina Aumont Pierre Clémenti Carmelo Bene Bruno Corazzari Viva
Cinematography	Franco Lecca Ivan Stoinov
Edited by	Ludovica Barbani
Music by	Gavin Bryars
Production companies	Cosmoseion Q Productions
Distributed by	Ripley's Home Video (Italy
Release dates	1970 (1970) (Belgium) 19 January 1971 (1971-01-19) (Italy)
Running time	124 minutes
Countries	Italy United Kingdom
Languages	German French English Italian

Plot

Shown through a series of loosely connected vignettes of figures from humanity's past, from Attila the Hun, to the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory,^[3][4] all of which depict various acts of evil both physical and metaphysical.

Cast

• Pierre Clémenti as Attila
• Viva as Countess Bathory
• Carmelo Bene as Devil
• Bruno Corazzari as Frankenstein's Monster
• Tina Aumont
• Nicoletta Machiavelli
• Paul Jabara
• Paolo Graziosi
• Louis Waldon
• Aldo Mondino
• Rada Rassimov
• George Willing

Release

The film was theatrically released in Italy on 19 January 1970.^[5]

Critical reception

Time Out praised the film, commending the film's range, score, and Brocani's "contemplative" approach to the material.^[6]