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Theorem (1968)

Overview

A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.
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Pier Paolo Pasolini profile
Pier Paolo Pasolini

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini profile
Pier Paolo Pasolini

Screenplay

Cast

Terence Stamp profile
Terence Stamp

The Visitor

Silvana Mangano profile
Silvana Mangano

Lucia, the Mother

Massimo Girotti profile
Massimo Girotti

Paolo, the Father

Anne Wiazemsky profile
Anne Wiazemsky

Odetta, the Daughter

Andrés José Cruz Soublette profile
Andrés José Cruz Soublette

Pietro, the Son

Laura Betti profile
Laura Betti

Emilia, the Servant

Ninetto Davoli profile
Ninetto Davoli

Angelino, the Messenger

Carlo De Mejo profile
Carlo De Mejo

Lucia's first lover

Adele Cambria profile
Adele Cambria

Emilia, the Second Servant

Luigi Barbini profile
Luigi Barbini

Boy at the station

Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia profile
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

Lucia's second lover

Alfonso Gatto profile
Alfonso Gatto

Doctor

Terence Stamp profile
Terence Stamp

The Visitor

Silvana Mangano profile
Silvana Mangano

Lucia, the Mother

Massimo Girotti profile
Massimo Girotti

Paolo, the Father

Anne Wiazemsky profile
Anne Wiazemsky

Odetta, the Daughter

Andrés José Cruz Soublette profile
Andrés José Cruz Soublette

Pietro, the Son

Laura Betti profile
Laura Betti

Emilia, the Servant

Ninetto Davoli profile
Ninetto Davoli

Angelino, the Messenger

Carlo De Mejo profile
Carlo De Mejo

Lucia's first lover

Adele Cambria profile
Adele Cambria

Emilia, the Second Servant

Luigi Barbini profile
Luigi Barbini

Boy at the station

Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia profile
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

Lucia's second lover

Alfonso Gatto profile
Alfonso Gatto

Doctor

Extra

Release Date

September 7, 1968

Original Language

Italian

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Aetos Produzioni Cinematografiche logoB.R.C. Produzione Film logo

Available On

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Videos

Theorem (1968) -  Pier Paolo Pasolini (Trailer)  | BFI thumbnail
Theorem (1968) - Pier Paolo Pasolini (Trailer) | BFI

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