Theorem

Name: Theorem
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Released: 1968-09-07
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Terence Stamp, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti, Anne Wiazemsky, Andrés José Cruz Soublette

There are only 923 words spoken in "Teorema" – but it says everything!

Teorema (1968)

Timing: 1:35 (95 min)

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Actors and characters

Video for the film Theorem — Theorem (1968) - Pier Paolo Pasolini (Trailer) | BFI

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Release date

1968-09-07

Country

Italy

Production

B.R.C. Produzione Film, Aetos Produzioni Cinematografiche

Genre

Mystery, Drama

Budget

Box office

Website

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Actors

Terence Stamp, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti, Anne Wiazemsky, Andrés José Cruz Soublette, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Carlo De Mejo, Adele Cambria, Luigi Barbini
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Manolo Bolognini, Franco Rossellini

Camera operator

Giuseppe Ruzzolini

Composer

Ennio Morricone

Artist

Luciano Puccini

Audition

Editing

Nino Baragli
Whole Team (25)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

It is estimated that only 923 words are spoken in the film.
The trial accusing the film of obscenity ended with a not guilty verdict. The judge justified his decision as follows: 'The excitement I experienced while watching was not sexual, but purely ideological and mystical in nature. Since it is undeniably a work of art, it cannot be obscene.'
The film contains only 923 words of dialogue.
The trial accusing the film of obscenity ended with a verdict of not guilty. The judge justified his decision as follows: «The excitement I experienced while watching was not sexual, but exclusively ideological and mystical in nature. Since it is a work of art, it cannot be obscene».
The trial accusing the film of obscenity ended with a not guilty verdict. The judge justified his decision as follows: “The excitement I experienced while watching was not sexual, but exclusively ideological and mystical in nature. Since it is a work of art, it cannot be obscene.”