
The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
A slow, stylised art-house mystery play, more like watching a poem or an opera than a conventional film.
- Directed by
- Petr Weigl
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Starring
- Michael Biehn, Nicholas Clay, Franco Citti
- Overview
- Sebastian, Chief Archer in the Roman Army, converts to Christianity. A favorite of Emperor Augustus, Sebastian's devotion to Christ eventually drives him to reject the Emperor's love, causing the Emperor to angrily order Sebastian to be shot with arrows by his fellow archers. The film retells this mystery play with a definite 'art-house' approach: an almost poetical use of language, singing, dancing, some homoerotic themes, and some special effects.
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- Directed by
- Petr Weigl
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Starring
- Michael Biehn, Nicholas Clay, Franco Citti












