Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
“The final vision of a controversial filmmaker.”
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
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Cast
45 people
Paolo Bonacelli
The Duke
Known for
Midnight Express
The American
Giorgio Cataldi
The Bishop
Also in
Salò, l’ultimo film di Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Best
Uberto Paolo Quintavalle
The Magistrate
Aldo Valletti
The President
Also in
Frankenstein: Italian Style
Salò, l’ultimo film di Pier Paolo Pasolini
Caterina Boratto
Signora Castelli
Known for
8½
Juliet of the Spirits
Elsa De Giorgi
Signora Maggi
Also in
Il Tiranno di Padova
I Will Always Love You
Hélène Surgère
Signora Vaccari
Known for
The Bet
Hunting & Gathering
Sonia Saviange
The Pianist
Also in
Femmes femmes
Simone Barbès or Virtue
Sergio Fascetti
Sergio
No other roles listed
Bruno Musso
Carlo Porro
Also in
Salò, l’ultimo film di Pier Paolo Pasolini
Fantasia, ma non troppo, per violino
Antonio Orlando
Tonino
Known for
Soldier of Fortune
The Sunday Woman
Claudio Cicchetti
Male Victim
No other roles listed
Pier Paolo Pasolini Director · Pupi Avati Writer Sergio Citti Writer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $800K · United States release October 3, 1977
Box office
Budget
$800,000
Worldwide gross
$1,800,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Production
PEA
Production
Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
French · German · Italian
Release dates
France · November 22, 1975
Premiere · Paris Film Festival
Italy · January 10, 1976
Theatrical
United States · October 3, 1977
Limited theatrical
United States
October 1, 1977 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
June 21, 1985 · Premiere · New England Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
October 26, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive
September 27, 2020 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Argentina
March 13, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
Australia
June 7, 1977 · Theatrical
May 28, 1993 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
July 2, 1993 · Theatrical · Sydney
July 15, 1993 · Theatrical · Melbourne
July 8, 2008 · Physical · DVD
May 6, 2010 · Physical
February 4, 2015 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
September 7, 2016 · TV · SBS WORLD MOVIES
Belgium
January 21, 1988 · Theatrical · Gent
August 29, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
Brazil
October 24, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Canada
October 9, 1981 · Theatrical · Montréal
Czechia
January 27, 1998 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
Denmark
May 10, 1976 · Theatrical
Finland
February 9, 2001 · Theatrical
France
May 19, 1976 · Theatrical
June 12, 2002 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 26, 2002 · Premiere · Villerupt Italian Film Festival
June 1, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
January 30, 1976 · Theatrical · West Germany
May 8, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
Greece
October 16, 2006 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
April 24, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Greek Film Archive
October 22, 2014 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
September 16, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Greek Film Archive
Hungary
March 9, 1995 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 30, 1980 · Theatrical
Italy
March 10, 1977 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 8, 2015 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival (Restored Version)
November 2, 2015 · Theatrical · Restored Version
November 21, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
September 25, 1976 · Theatrical
September 23, 2016 · Premiere · Kanazawa Film Fest
Mexico
January 10, 1976 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 10, 1978 · Theatrical
October 25, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
New Zealand
March 17, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
Peru
May 6, 1982 · Theatrical
Poland
March 13, 2000 · TV
April 4, 2006 · Premiere · Klasyki Film Festival
June 13, 2025 · Premiere · WTF Fest
August 10, 2025 · Premiere · Octopus Film Festival
Portugal
August 1, 1976 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueira da Foz
June 24, 1977 · Premiere · Ciclo de Cinema da Casa da Imprensa
August 15, 1978 · Premiere · Porto (Re-release)
August 2, 1985 · Theatrical · Lisbon (Re-release)
Singapore
May 1, 2003 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
Spain
May 19, 1980 · Theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
March 29, 1976 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 5, 1976 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Türkiye
March 14, 1992 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
March 31, 2007 · Limited theatrical · Istanbul
May 17, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Sinematek
United Kingdom
July 13, 1977 · Premiere · London
October 20, 2000 · Theatrical · Re-release
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