Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die
1981, Italian. Directed by Philo Bregstein.
A film about Pier Paolo Pasolini
Philo Bregstein tells us this film looks at Pasolini's life and art to explain why he died. The film traces Pasolini's life chronologically - family roots, hiding during World War II, teaching, moving to Rome, being arrested and acquitted many times, publishing poems, getting into film, being provocative, and being murdered. Interviews with Alberto Moravia, Laura Betti, Maria Antonietta Macciocch, and Bernard Bertolucci are inter-cut with readings of Pasolini's poems and with clips from four films - primarily the Gospel According to St. Matthew - to illustrate his changing ideas and points of view. Bregstein makes a case for Pasolini's being lynched.
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 28 February 1981
- Original title
- Wie de Waarheid Zegt Moet Dood
- Country
- Netherlands
- Written by
- Philo Bregstein, Michèle Garlati
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Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 February 1981. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die?
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981) was directed by Philo Bregstein and stars Pier Paolo Pasolini, Alberto Moravia, Laura Betti.