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The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
Sebastian, Chief Archer in the Roman Army, converts to Christianity. A favorite of Emperor Augustus, Sebastian's devotion to Christ eventually drives him to reject the Emperor's love, causing the Emperor to angrily order Sebastian to be shot with arrows by his fellow archers. The film retells this mystery play with a definite 'art-house' approach: an almost poetical use of language, singing, dancing, some homoerotic themes, and some special effects.
Cast
- Michael Biehn as Sébastien
- Nicholas Clay as L'empereur
- Franco Citti as Le préfet
- Urs Althaus as Un archer
- Pietro Speciale as Un archer
- Jan Gabriel as Un archer
- Martin Maxa as Un archer
- Fabio Caretti as Un archer
- Jana Hlaváčová as La mère
- Michal Gulyáš as Un jumeau
- Lubomír Martinik as Un jumeau
- Andrea Coppola as Le Christ
Details
- Director
- Petr Weigl
- Released
- February 12, 1984
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Studio
- TV 2000, WDR and Unitel
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.0 / 10 from 2 votes
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