Herostratus

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.

Cast

Michael Gothard

as Max

Gabriella Licudi

as Clio

Peter Stephens

as Farsons

Antony Paul

as Pointer

Mona Hammond

as Sandy

Helen Mirren

as Advert Woman

Brigitte St. John

as Dancer

Malcolm Muggeridge

as Radio Presenter (voice)

Allen Ginsberg

as Poet (voice)

Adolf Hitler

as Himself [archival footage]

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