| Necropolis | |
| Director: | Franco Brocani |
| Producer: | Gianni Barcelloni Alan Power |
| Starring: | Nicoletta Machiavelli Tina Aumont Pierre Clémenti Carmelo Bene Bruno Corazzari Viva |
| Music: | Gavin Bryars |
| Cinematography: | Franco Lecca Ivan Stoinov |
| Editing: | Ludovica Barbani |
| Studio: | Cosmoseion Q Productions |
| Distributor: | Ripley's Home Video (Italy |
| Runtime: | 124 minutes |
| Country: | Italy United Kingdom |
| Language: | German French English Italian |
Necropolis is a 1970 Italian-British fantasy horror film directed by Franco Brocani. A dissertation on human evil through the ages, it is considered a cult film,[1] [2] and it was referred to as "a fusion between an Andy Warhol-style improvisation and an ambitious, esoteric subtext that summons all the Western counterculture of the time".[2]
Shown through a series of loosely connected vignettes of figures from humanity's past, from Attila the Hun, to the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory,[3] all of which depict various acts of evil both physical and metaphysical.
The film was theatrically released in Italy on January 19, 1970.[4]
Time Out praised the film, commending the film's range, score, and Brocani's "contemplative" approach to the material.[5]