Herostratus

Herostratus

Herostratus

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1967•142 min•Drama

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Michael Gothard

Max

Gabriella Licudi

Clio

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Peter Stephens

Farsons

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Antony Paul

Pointer

Mona Hammond

Sandy

Helen Mirren

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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.

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