Movie: Herostratus

Top 10 Billed Cast

Michael Gothard
Michael Gothard

Max

Gabriella Licudi
Gabriella Licudi

Clio

Peter Stephens
Peter Stephens

Farsons

Antony Paul
Antony Paul

Pointer

Mona Hammond
Mona Hammond

Sandy

Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren

Advert Woman

Brigitte St. John
Brigitte St. John

Dancer

Malcolm Muggeridge
Malcolm Muggeridge

Radio Presenter (voice)

Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg

Poet (voice)

Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler

Himself [archival footage]

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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.

  • Release Date

    1967-07-10

  • Average

    6.2

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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    English
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