465:
also did not have fond memories of the filming, noting a scene where there is glass specifically cut to fit over her head and a camera with a chainsaw attached to it that got dangerously close to the actress. Both
Brochard and Stefano Patrizi spoke negatively about working with Freda, with Brochard
477:
was submitted to
Italian film censors on October 15, 1980 and was passed on October 31 but was only released in Italy on February 24, 1981. Italian film historian Roberto Curti described it as having "mediocre business" which Boetani blamed on the distributor, who did not pay back the expected sum
310:
A successful actor named
Michael has a dark past where, at a young age, he stabbed his father to death. Along with his girlfriend Deborah, he visits his mother for the weekend and are joined by the director and other people involved in a film. Soon, the guests begin to get picked off and Michael
517:
to be "Freda's best film, although it doesn't make much sense" noting that Freda "confounds the viewer with hallucinations, red herrings galore and a decidedly downbeat ending" and concluding that the film "loves to play with the limitations of the genre and seeks to exceed the demands of its
437:
was an
Italian and French co-production, with the Italian producer Enzo Boetani and his company Dinoysio Cinematografica. Boetani had known Freda for years but never had a chance to actually complete a project with him, having worked together on one unknown project and another entitled
428:
According to
Riccardo Freda's daughter Jacqueline Freda, her father took on the script to re-enter the film market after his latest absence from the industry, and to earn potential financing for a pet project based on the life of Italian World War I fighter ace
29:
466:
noting that he treated the French actors badly and
Patrizi having little recollection of the film other than vaguely recalling that Freda was a "harsh man of few words, and not very affable" Riccardo Freda also edited the film in an uncredited capacity.
442:(which Boetani described as a superhero and professional wrestling styled film). Freda brought the script to Boetani and suggested doing it as an Italian and French co-production, with the French producer being his friend Simon Mizrahi.
1218:
884:
1258:
1243:
815:
615:
1179:
1140:
834:
796:
401:. Piccioni reused elements of his story again years later in a contemporary setting, with a script made with Antonio Cesare Corti and
391:
478:
which lead to the production losing over 50 percent of the production costs. Freda dismissed the film, referring to it as "shit".
1042:
944:
457:
recalled her negative experience making the film, describing the filming as a "nightmare", specifically mentioning a scene where
986:
1223:
937:
537:
1248:
1228:
1126:
1091:
877:
532:
527:
1253:
1233:
1098:
1213:
1084:
1014:
373:
series. Living across from the office of
Salvatore Argento, Piccioni approached Argento and sold him the rights to
1070:
1105:
972:
594:
Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born
Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
1119:
1007:
916:
870:
335:
130:
1035:
979:
788:
1238:
1112:
1077:
1186:
1056:
1208:
1021:
909:
993:
951:
1049:
1063:
1028:
965:
857:
830:
811:
792:
611:
430:
923:
462:
458:
347:
323:
299:
153:
135:
115:
1147:
930:
353:
140:
28:
958:
894:
402:
291:
171:
42:
744:
1202:
450:
386:
1000:
862:
454:
445:
Filming went on for three weeks in April 1980, predominantly in Palace
Borghese in
378:
341:
329:
295:
125:
120:
605:
413:
whereas the script located at the BiFi (Bibliothèque du film) in Paris is titled
1133:
287:
1172:
501:
by Wizard Video. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Raro Video.
397:
851:
446:
283:
481:
The film has been released on home video in the United States as
866:
417:
and is credited to Corti and
Piccioni and dated from 1976. The
498:
369:, which he later adapted into an adult comic book in the
578:
365:
Around 1969, Fabio Piccioni wrote a short story titled
785:
Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker
715:
713:
711:
698:
696:
694:
692:
679:
677:
675:
673:
671:
669:
656:
654:
641:
639:
576:
574:
572:
570:
568:
566:
564:
562:
560:
558:
827:
The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s
421:
script is generally identical to the script used in
1164:
901:
509:From retrospective reviews, Louis Paul in his book
409:. Some sources credit the film's original title as
259:
242:
232:
208:
200:
177:
167:
159:
149:
105:
85:
68:
48:
38:
21:
878:
8:
425:with only a few characters' names changed.
311:fears his past will come back to kill him.
885:
871:
863:
461:used a real knife to pretend to stab her.
27:
18:
554:
607:Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989
731:
719:
702:
683:
660:
645:
630:
582:
7:
765:
320:Stefano Patrizi as Michael Stanford
1141:The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
14:
392:The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
1219:Films directed by Riccardo Freda
1043:Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan
1180:Caltiki – The Immortal Monster
1:
1259:Italian-language French films
808:Italian Horror Film Directors
538:List of Italian films of 1981
518:audiences at the same time."
511:Italian Horror Film Directors
1244:1980s Italian-language films
533:List of horror films of 1981
528:List of French films of 1981
825:Stine, Scott Aaron (2015).
493:. The film was released as
449:and at Parco della Mola in
1275:
1127:No Killing Without Dollars
1085:The Magnificent Adventurer
217:24 February 1981
1071:The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
610:. McFarland. p. 79.
26:
192:Societé Nouvelle Cinévog
1008:Theodora, Slave Empress
987:The Legend of the Piave
783:Curti, Roberto (2017).
604:Curti, Roberto (2019).
411:L'ossessione che uccide
383:Il grido del capricorno
375:Il grido del Capricorno
367:Il grido del Capricorno
189:Dinysio Cinematografica
1036:The Giants of Thessaly
980:Revenge of Black Eagle
385:would later appear in
1113:Trap for the Assassin
1224:Italian horror films
1187:Gold for the Caesars
945:The Mysterious Rider
917:Tutta la città canta
806:Paul, Louis (2005).
282:, is a 1981 Italian
75:Antonio Cesare Corti
55:Antonio Cesare Corti
1249:1980s Italian films
1229:French horror films
1165:Collaborative works
1022:Trapped in Tangiers
910:Don Cesare di Bazan
745:"Murder Obessesion"
381:. Some elements of
1254:1980s French films
1234:Films shot in Rome
994:See Naples and Die
952:The Iron Swordsman
893:Films directed by
405:that would become
350:as Glenda Stanford
1214:1981 horror films
1196:
1195:
1106:The Exterminators
1064:The Seventh Sword
1057:The Witch's Curse
1029:The White Warrior
966:The Gay Swordsman
817:978-0-7864-8749-3
617:978-1-4766-7243-4
431:Francesco Baracca
290:film directed by
267:
266:
1266:
1155:Murder Obsession
1120:Mexican Slayride
1092:Romeo and Juliet
887:
880:
873:
864:
853:Murder Obsession
840:
821:
802:
769:
763:
757:
756:
754:
752:
741:
735:
729:
723:
717:
706:
700:
687:
681:
664:
658:
649:
643:
634:
628:
622:
621:
601:
595:
592:
586:
580:
515:Murder Obsession
483:Murder Obsession
475:Murder Obsession
463:Martine Brochard
459:Anita Strindberg
435:Murder Obsession
423:Murder Obsession
407:Murder Obsession
348:Anita Strindberg
332:as Hans Schwartz
324:Martine Brochard
300:Anita Strindberg
271:Murder Obsession
224:
222:
154:Cristiano Pogany
136:Anita Strindberg
116:Martine Brochard
95:Giuseppe Collura
31:
22:Murder Obsession
19:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1263:
1199:
1198:
1197:
1192:
1160:
1148:Tragic Ceremony
1099:The Two Orphans
1050:Caccia all'uomo
931:The Black Eagle
897:
891:
848:
843:
837:
824:
818:
805:
799:
782:
778:
773:
772:
764:
760:
750:
748:
743:
742:
738:
730:
726:
718:
709:
701:
690:
682:
667:
659:
652:
644:
637:
629:
625:
618:
603:
602:
598:
593:
589:
581:
556:
551:
546:
524:
507:
472:
363:
354:Silvia Dionisio
336:John Richardson
317:
308:
294:, and starring
255:
235:
228:
220:
218:
211:
196:
195:
182:
180:
145:
141:Silvia Dionisio
131:John Richardson
112:Stefano Patrizi
101:
81:
64:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1272:
1270:
1262:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1201:
1200:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1190:
1183:
1176:
1168:
1166:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1158:
1151:
1144:
1137:
1130:
1123:
1116:
1109:
1102:
1095:
1088:
1081:
1074:
1067:
1060:
1053:
1046:
1039:
1032:
1025:
1018:
1015:Beatrice Cenci
1011:
1004:
997:
990:
983:
976:
969:
962:
955:
948:
941:
938:Les Misérables
934:
927:
920:
913:
905:
903:
902:Films directed
899:
898:
895:Riccardo Freda
892:
890:
889:
882:
875:
867:
861:
860:
847:
846:External links
844:
842:
841:
836:978-1476611327
835:
822:
816:
803:
798:978-1476628387
797:
779:
777:
774:
771:
770:
768:, p. 276.
758:
736:
734:, p. 220.
724:
722:, p. 273.
707:
705:, p. 272.
688:
686:, p. 271.
665:
663:, p. 270.
650:
648:, p. 269.
635:
633:, p. 268.
623:
616:
596:
587:
585:, p. 328.
553:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
541:
540:
535:
530:
523:
520:
506:
503:
471:
468:
403:Riccardo Freda
362:
359:
358:
357:
351:
345:
339:
333:
327:
321:
316:
313:
307:
304:
292:Riccardo Freda
276:Follia omicida
265:
264:
261:
257:
256:
254:
253:
250:
246:
244:
240:
239:
236:
233:
230:
229:
227:
226:
214:
212:
209:
206:
205:
202:
201:Distributed by
198:
197:
194:
193:
190:
186:
185:
183:
178:
175:
174:
172:Franco Mannino
169:
165:
164:
163:Riccardo Freda
161:
157:
156:
151:
150:Cinematography
147:
146:
144:
143:
138:
133:
128:
123:
118:
113:
109:
107:
103:
102:
100:
99:
96:
93:
89:
87:
83:
82:
80:
79:
78:Fabio Piccioni
76:
72:
70:
66:
65:
63:
62:
61:Riccardo Freda
59:
58:Fabio Piccioni
56:
52:
50:
46:
45:
43:Riccardo Freda
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1271:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1189:
1188:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1175:
1174:
1170:
1169:
1167:
1163:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1150:
1149:
1145:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1122:
1121:
1117:
1115:
1114:
1110:
1108:
1107:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1096:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1087:
1086:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1075:
1073:
1072:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1061:
1059:
1058:
1054:
1052:
1051:
1047:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1019:
1017:
1016:
1012:
1010:
1009:
1005:
1003:
1002:
998:
996:
995:
991:
989:
988:
984:
982:
981:
977:
975:
974:
970:
968:
967:
963:
961:
960:
956:
954:
953:
949:
947:
946:
942:
940:
939:
935:
933:
932:
928:
926:
925:
924:Non canto più
921:
919:
918:
914:
912:
911:
907:
906:
904:
900:
896:
888:
883:
881:
876:
874:
869:
868:
865:
859:
855:
854:
850:
849:
845:
838:
832:
829:. McFarland.
828:
823:
819:
813:
810:. McFarland.
809:
804:
800:
794:
790:
786:
781:
780:
775:
767:
762:
759:
746:
740:
737:
733:
728:
725:
721:
716:
714:
712:
708:
704:
699:
697:
695:
693:
689:
685:
680:
678:
676:
674:
672:
670:
666:
662:
657:
655:
651:
647:
642:
640:
636:
632:
627:
624:
619:
613:
609:
608:
600:
597:
591:
588:
584:
579:
577:
575:
573:
571:
569:
567:
565:
563:
561:
559:
555:
548:
543:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
525:
521:
519:
516:
512:
504:
502:
500:
496:
492:
488:
484:
479:
476:
469:
467:
464:
460:
456:
452:
451:Oriolo Romano
448:
443:
441:
436:
432:
426:
424:
420:
416:
412:
408:
404:
400:
399:
394:
393:
388:
387:Dario Argento
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
360:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
334:
331:
328:
325:
322:
319:
318:
314:
312:
305:
303:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
272:
262:
258:
251:
248:
247:
245:
241:
237:
231:
216:
215:
213:
207:
203:
199:
191:
188:
187:
184:
176:
173:
170:
166:
162:
158:
155:
152:
148:
142:
139:
137:
134:
132:
129:
127:
124:
122:
119:
117:
114:
111:
110:
108:
104:
98:Simon Mizrahi
97:
94:
91:
90:
88:
84:
77:
74:
73:
71:
67:
60:
57:
54:
53:
51:
49:Screenplay by
47:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
1239:Giallo films
1185:
1178:
1171:
1154:
1153:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1118:
1111:
1104:
1097:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1013:
1006:
1001:Sins of Rome
999:
992:
985:
978:
973:Double Cross
971:
964:
957:
950:
943:
936:
929:
922:
915:
908:
852:
826:
807:
784:
761:
749:. Retrieved
747:. Raro Video
739:
727:
626:
606:
599:
590:
514:
510:
508:
494:
490:
486:
482:
480:
474:
473:
455:Laura Gemser
444:
439:
434:
427:
422:
418:
414:
410:
406:
396:
390:
382:
379:Italian lire
377:for 500,000
374:
370:
366:
364:
342:Laura Gemser
330:Henri Garcin
309:
306:Plot summary
296:Laura Gemser
279:
275:
270:
269:
268:
234:Running time
225: (Italy)
210:Release date
126:Laura Gemser
121:Henri Garcin
92:Enzo Boetani
1134:Double Face
491:The Wailing
86:Produced by
39:Directed by
33:Film poster
1209:1981 films
1203:Categories
732:Stine 2015
720:Curti 2017
703:Curti 2017
684:Curti 2017
661:Curti 2017
646:Curti 2017
631:Curti 2017
583:Curti 2017
544:References
453:. Actress
440:Superhuman
371:Oltretomba
361:Production
356:as Deborah
326:as Shirley
278:), a.k.a.
238:97 minutes
221:1981-02-24
179:Production
16:1981 film
1173:I Vampiri
1078:The Ghost
789:McFarland
766:Paul 2005
549:Footnotes
513:declared
505:Reception
389:'s films
338:as Oliver
243:Countries
181:companies
160:Edited by
751:June 27,
522:See also
398:Deep Red
344:as Beryl
260:Language
204:Regional
168:Music by
106:Starring
69:Story by
959:Guarany
776:Sources
470:Release
419:Deliria
415:Deliria
263:Italian
219: (
833:
814:
795:
614:
447:Artena
288:horror
284:giallo
252:France
249:Italy
858:IMDb
831:ISBN
812:ISBN
793:ISBN
753:2017
612:ISBN
495:Fear
489:and
487:Fear
395:and
315:Cast
298:and
280:Fear
856:at
499:VHS
497:on
1205::
791:.
787:.
710:^
691:^
668:^
653:^
638:^
557:^
485:,
433:.
302:.
886:e
879:t
872:v
839:.
820:.
801:.
755:.
620:.
286:-
274:(
223:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
