The Eroticist

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	Francis Blanche; Laura Antonelli; Corrado Gaipa; Renzo Palmer; Agostina Belli; José Quaglio; Arturo Dominici; Christian Aligny; Armando Bandini; Claudio Nicastro; Aldo Puglisi; Eva Czemerys; Lando Buzzanca; Lionel Stander; Anita Strindberg;
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 dates	February 11, 1972 (Italy); July 30, 1975 (France);
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. 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.