Film

Herostratus

6.419672h 22m15Drama

Age rating: 15
Director: Don Levy
Year: 1967

When a young poet hires a marketing company to turn his suicide into a mass-media spectacle, he finds that his subversive intentions are quickly diluted into a reactionary gesture.

Top cast

Michael Gothard

Max

Gabriella Licudi

Clio

Peter Stephens

Farsons

Antony Paul

Pointer

Mona Hammond

Sandy

Helen Mirren

Advert Woman

Brigitte St. John

Dancer

Malcolm Muggeridge

Radio Presenter (voice)

Allen Ginsberg

Poet (voice)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Directed by

Don Levy

Written by

Don Levy

Produced by

Don Levy, James Quinn