The Eroticist

The Eroticist
Italian film poster
Directed by	Lucio Fulci
Screenplay by	Lucio Fulci Sandro Continenza Ottavio Jemma
Story by	Lucio Fulci Sandro Continenza
Produced by	Edmondo Amati
Starring	Lando Buzzanca Lionel Stander Laura Antonelli Corrado Gaipa Renzo Palmer Agostina Belli José Quaglio Arturo Dominici Christian Aligny Armando Bandini Claudio Nicastro Aldo Puglisi Eva Czemerys Anita Strindberg Francis Blanche
Cinematography	Sergio D'Offizi
Edited by	Vincenzo Tomassi
Music by	Fred Bongusto
Production companies	New Film Production Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Distributed by	Fida Cinematografica
Release date	March 16, 1972 (1972-03-16)
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	Italy France
Language	Italian

The Eroticist (Italian: Nonostante le apparenze... e purchè la nazione non lo sappia... all'onorevole piacciono le donne, lit. 'Despite Appearances... and Provided the Nation Doesn't Know... The Senator Likes Women') is a 1972 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana film directed (and co-written) by Lucio Fulci.^[1] It had censorship problems and was banned shortly after its release. Later it was released in a heavily cut version and prohibited for persons under 18 years.^[2]