---
title: 'Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pier Paolo Pasolini'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/salo-or-the-120-days-of-sodom-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073650/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

1975 · 117 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma

## Synopsis

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, billed on-screen as Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom on English-language prints and commonly referred to as simply Salò, is a 1975 political art horror film directed and co-written by Pier Paolo Pasolini. The film is a loose adaptation of the 1785 novel The 120 Days of Sodom by the Marquis de Sade, updating the story's setting to Italy during World War II. It was Pasolini's final film, released three weeks after his murder.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pier Paolo Pasolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/pier-paolo-pasolini)
- **Screenplay:** [Pier Paolo Pasolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/pier-paolo-pasolini), [Pupi Avati](https://cinepixo.com/people/pupi-avati), [Sergio Citti](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-citti)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Producer:** [Alberto Grimaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-grimaldi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tonino Delli Colli](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-delli-colli)
- **Editor:** [Nino Baragli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-baragli)

## Cast

- [Guido Galletti](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-galletti)
- [Paolo Bonacelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-bonacelli) as The Duke
- [Aldo Valletti](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-valletti)
- [Antonio Orlando](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-orlando)
- [Franco Merli](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-merli)
- [Giorgio Cataldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/giorgio-cataldi)
- [Caterina Boratto](https://cinepixo.com/people/caterina-boratto)
- [Sonia Saviange](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonia-saviange)
- [Marco Bellocchio](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-bellocchio)
- [Antiniska Nemour](https://cinepixo.com/people/antiniska-nemour)
- [Ines Pellegrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ines-pellegrini)
- [Uberto Paolo Quintavalle](https://cinepixo.com/people/uberto-paolo-quintavalle)
- [Elsa De Giorgi](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-de-giorgi)
- [Hélène Surgère](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-surgere)

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