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Dionysus in '69(1970)
Status: Released
Date: 1970-03-22
62%
14 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
A Celebration of Feeling, Loving, Wanting, Killing, Hearing, Tasting, Touching, Living
Overview:
Filmed stageplay based on the ancient greek play The Bacchae written by Euripides. This play is performed by members of The Performance Group, an NYC experimental theater group who has made their own personal adaptation of this ancient text.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Sigma 3
Movie: Dionysus in '69
Top 4 Billed Cast
William Finley
Self/Dionysus
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