SEBASTIANE

'''Sebastiane''' is a controversial 1976 film written and directed by Derek Jarman and Paul Humfress. It portrays the events of the life of Saint Sebastian, including his iconic martyrdom by arrows. Most of the controversy surrounding the film derives from the homoeroticism portrayed between the soldiers. It is significant for being the first film to be entirely recorded accurately in Latin, which went as far as the translation of erotic language by a Latin scholar into correct vulgar Latin. As well as this it is the only film made in Britain to be released with subtitles in English¹.
The film follows an outpost of Roman soldiers who engage in homosexual behavior, largely due to a lack of women. A centurion has a particular sexual interest in Sebastian, but he rejects his advances.
To be shown on British Television, and indeed to gain an 18 rating from the BBFC, a scene of an erection had to be removed. A documentary called 'Sex and the Censors' shown in the 1980s featured a segment on ''Sebastiane''. A mistake caused the scene to be shown behind one of the interviewees^[1].

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Cast

Actor	Character
Barney James	Severus
Neil Kennedy	Maximus
Leonardo Treviglio	Sebastiane
Richard Warwick	Justin
Donald Dunham	Claudius
Daevid Finbar	Julian
Ken Hicks	Adrian
Lindsay Kemp	Dancer
Steffano Massari	Marius
Janusz Romanov	Anthony
Gerald Incandela	Leopard Boy
Robert Medley	Emperor Diocletian

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#Trivia at IMDB