Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, also titled titled Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom on English-language prints and commonly referred to as simply Salò, is a French-Italian 1975 art, war, LGBT and political movie. The motion picture was directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. The movie is a loose adaptation of The 120 Days of Sodom. The book was first published by Marquis de Sade. The movie happens during World War II. It was Pasolini's final movie. The movie was released almost three weeks after Pasolini's murder.