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Rome '78 (1978)
Directed by James Nares
Overview
Nares mocks up Ancient Rome by shooting in faux-classical sites including Tribeca’s American Thread Building, where a decrepit penthouse loft with a peeling-paint dome serves as an echoey stand-in for the imperial palace. The latter location required ingenuity: Posing as potential renters, Nares and associates asked the manager to show them the apartment, then unlocked the windows on the way out; a few hours later, they broke back into the space, full cast and crew in tow, to shoot the necessary scenes.
Length 82 minutes
Actors
David McDermott | Eric Mitchell | Lydia Lunch | Kristian Hoffman | Bradley Field | John Lurie | Jim Sutcliffe | Mitch Corber | Judy Rifka | Mary Focus | Elizabeth Seidman | Ruth Seidman | Anya Phillips | James Chance | Patti Astor | Lance Loud | Pat Place