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Herostratus · LeviOsa

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1967·15

Herostratus

Drama2h 22m

🍅61%

🍅

61%

Tomatometer

🍿

61%

Popcornmeter

6.4

TMDB

Storyline

When a young poet hires a marketing company to turn his suicide into a mass-media spectacle, he finds that his subversive intentions are quickly diluted into a reactionary gesture.

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Details

DirectorDon Levy

ReleasedJul 10, 1967

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide15GB

Studios

BBCBFI Experimental Film Fund

Cast

Michael Gothard

Michael Gothard

Max

Gabriella Licudi

Gabriella Licudi

Clio

Peter Stephens

Farsons

Antony Paul

Pointer

Mona Hammond

Mona Hammond

Sandy

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Advert Woman

Brigitte St. John

Dancer

Malcolm Muggeridge

Malcolm Muggeridge

Radio Presenter (voice)

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Poet (voice)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Cultpix

Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

1 fresh · 2 rotten

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Paul Schrader

RTL.A.Jun 30, 2020

Herostratus represents not only an enormous effort (five penny-scraping years in the making), but also a great deal of thought, passion, and ingenuity, and I only wish I could say it deserved a better fate.

P

Penelope Houston

RTThe SpectatorJul 10, 2018

Sophisticated techniques hint at unexpectedly naive assumptions.

M

MFB Critics

RTMonthly Film BulletinFeb 2, 2018

Despite its all too obvious faults, Herostratus remains a passionate, exhausting and disturbing film.

R

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Information

Title

Herostratus

Released

Jul 10, 1967

Rated

15

Region of Origin

United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 22m

Status

Released

Studios

BBC, BFI Experimental Film Fund

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