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Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

2019· 1h 31m

Documentary

Directed by Naomi Holwill

6.5/ 10

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Overview

Feature length documentary on the cult sub-genre featuring interviews with Dyanne ‘Ilsa’ Thorne, Malissa ‘Elsa’ Longo, filmmakers Sergio Garrone, Mariano Caiano, Rino Di Silvestro, Liliana Cavani, Bruno Mattei, and many more.

Cast

Dyanne Thorne

Dyanne Thorne

Self

Rino Di Silvestro

Rino Di Silvestro

Himself

Liliana Cavani

Liliana Cavani

Self -Director

Sergio Garrone

Sergio Garrone

Himself

Kim Newman

Kim Newman

Self - Author / Critic

Helmut Berger

Helmut Berger

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