CinemaOSMovie · 1967 · 2h 22m

Herostratus

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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.

Directed byDon Levy

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 22m
Language
EN
Released
July 10, 1967
Studios
BBCBFI Experimental Film Fund

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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)

Creative team
Directed by
Don Levy
Don Levy
Written by
Don Levy
Don Levy
Produced by
Don Levy
Don Levy
James Quinn

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