Don Levy
Director
Herostratus (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.
Genres: Drama
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Watch Providers: BFI Player Amazon Channel, Cultpix
Production Companies: BFI Experimental Film Fund, BBC
Country: United Kingdom
Production Country:
United Kingdom
Languages:
English
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Runtime: 142 min.
Released: July 10, 1967
Status: Released
Certification: 15 / 18+