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Synopsis
In 1969, The Damned (La caduta degli dei) was director Luchino Visconti's most controversial film to date. Set in the 1930s, the film zeroes in on a Krupp-like family of German munition manufacturers. The Essenbeck clan is headed by the Baron (Rene Kolldehoff), but daughter Sophie (Ingrid Thulin) wants her Nazi boyfriend to take over the business. Soon the Baron is dead and Bruckman (Dirk Bogarde) becomes company president. Son Martin (Helmut Berger) is the dope-addicted teenager who sleeps with his mother and drags her into her own dependence on drugs. Ever in pursuit of more millions to add to their already bulging coffers, the family plays along with the Nazis, descending into corruption, betrayal and murder all along the way. The film was originally released in the U.S. with an X rating. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Helmut Berger Martin Von Essenbeck
Dirk Bogarde Friedrich Bruckmann
Florinda Bolkan Olga
Helmut Griem Aschenbach
René Kolldehoff Baron Konstantin Von Essenbeck
Umberto Orsini Herbert Thallman
Charlotte Rampling Elisabeth Thallman
Nora Ricci Governess
Ingrid Thulin Baroness Sophie von Essenbeck
Renaud Verley Gunther von Essenbeck
Karin Mittendorf Thilde Thallman

Production Crew

Pasquale Romano Art Director
Armando Nannuzzi Cinematographer
Pasqualino De Santis Cinematographer
Maurice Jarre Composer (Music Score)
Piero Tosi Costume Designer
Vera Marzot Costume Designer
Luchino Visconti Director
Ruggero Mastroianni Editor
Pietro Notarianni Executive Producer
Alfred Levy Producer
Ever Haggiag Producer
Enrico Medioli Screenwriter
Luchino Visconti Screenwriter
Niccola Badalucco Screenwriter
Year: 1969
Runtime: 146
Country: Italy
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
Eastmancolor

Produced by
Pegaso Film
Praesidens Film
Seven Arts
Warner Brothers

Release
October 14, 1969 (Italy)

Awards
1969 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1969 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review
1969 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review