The Bishop — Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom Character Profile

About The Bishop

One of the four libertines. He inspects captives in their rooms, spares the victim Franco from immediate execution to guarantee a more prolonged and painful death later, and oversees the final massacres.

The Bishop — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Giorgio Cataldi

Appears in

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• The Bishop — Alliance Co-Conspirator — The Duke (Paolo Bonacelli)

  The Duke and the Bishop form a foundational political and sexual alliance to legitimize their shared tyranny.

• The Bishop — Alliance Co-Conspirator — The Magistrate (Uberto Paolo Quintavalle)

  The Bishop and the Magistrate align religious and judicial power to enforce the ritualistic degradation of captives.

• The Bishop — Alliance Co-Conspirator — The President (Aldo Valletti)

  The Bishop and the President collaborate to maintain the hierarchical structure and suppress any resistance.

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• The Duke (Paolo Bonacelli)
• The Magistrate (Uberto Paolo Quintavalle)
• The President (Aldo Valletti)
• Tonino - Male Victim (Antonio Orlando)
• Signora Castelli (Caterina Boratto)
• Signora Vaccari (Hélène Surgère)
• Fatimah - Female Victim (Faridah Malik)
• Male Victim (Franco Merli)
• Doris - Female Victim (Dorit Henke)
• Female Victim (Renata Moar)
• Female Victim (Giuliana Melis)
• Signora Maggi (Elsa De Giorgi)