The Degenerates
Seen it?1969 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and history buffs. If you loved Ben-Hur or Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro
- Tina AumontCirce
- Don BackyEncolpio
- Mario CarotenutoEumolpo
- Franco FabriziAscilto
- Francesco PauGitone
- Ugo TognazziTrimalchione
- Valérie LagrangeTrifena
- Amerigo TotLica - Trifena's husband
- Graziella GranataAntonia
- Corrado OlmiSeleuco