Necropolis (film)

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, 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".

Plot
Shown through a series of loosely connected vignettes of figures from humanity's past, from Attila the Hun, to the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory, all of which depict various acts of evil both physical and metaphysical.

Cast

 * Pierre Clémenti as Attila
 * Viva as Countess Bathory
 * Carmelo Bene as Devil
 * Bruno Corazzari as Frankenstein's Monster
 * Tina Aumont
 * Nicoletta Machiavelli
 * Paul Jabara
 * Paolo Graziosi
 * Louis Waldon
 * Aldo Mondino
 * Rada Rassimov
 * George Willing

Release
The film was theatrically released in Italy on January 19, 1970.

Critical reception
Time Out praised the film, commending the film's range, score, and Brocani's "contemplative" approach to the material.