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The Degenerates
“They always go down to the lowest depths of human sensuality!”
6.6 / 10• 1969• 2h 0m•NR• Italian
ComedyDramaHistory
Storyline
A series of bawdy and satirical episodes written during the reign of the emperor Nero and set in imperial Rome. Like the more famous version made by Federico Fellini, an adaptation of Petronius' Satyricon.
Cast & Crew
Tina Aumont
Circe
Lead
Don Backy
Encolpio
Mario Carotenuto
Eumolpo
Franco Fabrizi
Ascilto
Francesco Pau
Gitone
Ugo Tognazzi
Trimalchione
Valérie Lagrange
Trifena
Amerigo Tot
Lica - Trifena's husband
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gian Luigi Polidoro's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Degenerates is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
