Herostratus
6.7
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.
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Michael Gothard
Max
Known for
Jack the Ripper
For Your Eyes Only
Gabriella Licudi
Clio
Known for
Casino Royale
Peter Stephens
Farsons
Also in
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Canterbury Tales
Antony Paul
Pointer
Mona Hammond
Sandy
Known for
EastEnders
10,000 BC
Helen Mirren
Advert Woman
Known for
Monsters University
MobLand
Brigitte St. John
Dancer
Also in
1001 Nights
The Girl of the Nile
Malcolm Muggeridge
Radio Presenter (voice)
Also in
Alice in Wonderland
Heavens Above!
Allen Ginsberg
Poet (voice)
Known for
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Also in
War of the Century
Hitler's Last Year
Don Levy Director · Keith Allams Cinematographer
First release July 10, 1967 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BFI Experimental Film Fund, BBC Film
Production
BBC
Production
BFI Experimental Film Fund
Production
BBC Film
Studio
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 10, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
June 15, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 24, 2009 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
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