Sebastiane

Dec 17, 1976

1h 26m

★ 6.6

Overview

Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man's advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Megalovision

Cinegate

Disctac

Sebastiane Trailers

Cast

Sebastian

Leonardo Treviglio

Severus

Barney James

Max

Neil Kennedy

Justin

Richard Warwick

Claudius

Donald Dunham

Adrian

Ken Hicks

Anthony

Janusz Romanov

Marius

Steffano Massari

Julian

Daevid Finbar

Leopard Boy

Gerald Incandela

Diocletian

Robert Medley

Dancer

Lindsay Kemp

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