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I killed my father, I ate human flesh, and I quiver with joy. - Pigsty
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Title: Pigsty

Release Date: 2 Sep 1969

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genre: Drama

Director: IDI Cinematografica, I Film Dell'Orso, Internazionale Nembo Distribuzione Importazione Esportazione Film (INDIEF), C.A.P.A.C.

Production Companies: IDI Cinematografica, I Film Dell'Orso, Internazionale Nembo Distribuzione Importazione Esportazione Film (INDIEF), C.A.P.A.C.

Overview: Two dramatic stories. In an undetermined past, a young cannibal (who killed his own father) is condemned to be torn to pieces by some wild beasts. In the second story, Julian, the young son of a post-war German industrialist, is on the way to lie down with his farm's pigs, because he doesn't like human relationships.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (154 votes)

Cast

  • Cannibale: Pierre Clémenti
  • Julian Klotz: Jean-Pierre Léaud
  • Signore Klotz: Alberto Lionello
  • Herdhitze: Ugo Tognazzi
  • Ida: Anne Wiazemsky
  • Madame Klotz: Margarita Lozano
  • Hans Günther: Marco Ferreri
  • Secondo Cannibale: Franco Citti
  • Maracchione: Ninetto Davoli
  • Soldato nel Deserto (uncredited): Luigi Barbini
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