The Damned (Italian title: "La caduta degli dei", lit. "The Fall of the Gods") is a 1969 Italian German Liechtenstein drama movie directed by Luchino Visconti and starring Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin, Helmut Griem, Helmut Berger, Renaud Verley, Umberto Orsini, Charlotte Rampling. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1970 and was distributed by Warner Bros..