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The Damned
La caduta degli dei
Directed by Luchino Visconti
1969•2h 36m•R•★ 7.5
Drama / War
Synopsis
On the night of the Reichstag fire in 1933, an aristocratic German steel dynasty's patriarch is murdered, triggering a vicious, incestuous, and decadent struggle for corporate power and Nazi complicity among his depraved heirs during the Night of the Long Knives. Luchino Visconti's operatic, controversial historical tragedy starring Dirk Bogarde and Helmut Berger.
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DirectorTakashi Miike
WriterTsutomu Shirado
CinematographyKazushige Tanaka
MusicKoji Endo
Principal Cast
Kazuya NakayamaRaita Kazama
Claude MakiRaita Takashima
Kai Ato
Tomoharu Hasegawa
Harumi Inoue
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Pâko HayashiyaSA
Steven A HaynesSutîbun HeinzuPH
Pê HayashiyaTechnical Specifications
Runtime2h 36m (156 mins)
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DirectorLuchino Visconti
LanguagesItalian, German, English
CountryIT, DE
StudioPegaso Cinematografica • Praesidens-Film
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