Theorem
“There are only 923 words spoken in "Teorema" – but it says everything!”
A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.
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Cast
14 people
Terence Stamp
The Visitor
Known for
Wanted
Murder Mystery
Silvana Mangano
Lucia, the Mother
Known for
Dune
Oedipus Rex
Massimo Girotti
Paolo, the Father
Known for
Obsession
Facing Windows
Anne Wiazemsky
Odetta, the Daughter
Known for
Au Hasard Balthazar
La Chinoise
Andrés José Cruz Soublette
Pietro, the Son
Known for
The Specialists
Laura Betti
Emilia, the Servant
Known for
The Canterbury Tales
1900
Ninetto Davoli
Angelino, the Messenger
Known for
Arabian Nights
The Hawks and the Sparrows
Carlo De Mejo
Lucia's first lover
Known for
City of the Living Dead
The House by the Cemetery
Adele Cambria
Emilia, the Second Servant
Also in
Accattone
Lievito madre – Le ragazze del secolo scorso
Luigi Barbini
Boy at the station
Known for
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Medea
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Lucia's second lover
Known for
Django
Oedipus Rex
Alfonso Gatto
Doctor
Known for
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Pier Paolo Pasolini Director · Ennio Morricone Composer Giuseppe Ruzzolini Cinematographer
United States release April 21, 1969 · Produced in Italy · Production B.R.C. Produzione Film, B.R.C Produzione S.r.l
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Aetos Produzioni Cinematografiche
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B.R.C. Produzione Film
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B.R.C Produzione S.r.l
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Euro International Film (EIA)
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Italy
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Original title
Teorema
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 1968
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 7, 1968
Theatrical · Rome
United States · April 21, 1969
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Brazil
July 15, 2005 · Theatrical · Rio de Janeiro
Denmark
September 7, 1968 · Theatrical
Finland
September 7, 1968 · Theatrical
France
January 29, 1969 · Theatrical
June 23, 1993 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 1, 1999 · Physical · DVD
January 27, 2010 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 6, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
September 10, 1968 · Theatrical · Turin
February 14, 1969 · Theatrical · Milan
Japan
April 11, 1970 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 7, 1968 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 1, 1969 · Theatrical · Istanbul
April 1, 2007 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival (Restored Version Release)
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