Herostratus
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Herostratus

Cultpix
Cultpix
BFI Player Amazon Channel
BFI Player Amazon Channel
6.2(15 votes)
1967
2h 22m
Drama
mediasuicide attemptpoetcelebrity

Overview

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.

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

Radio Presenter (voice)

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Poet (voice)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Directed by

Don Levy

Don Levy

Written by

Don Levy

Don Levy

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