La ragazza che sapeva troppo (1963)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Mario Bava

Writers:

Mario Bava (writer)
Enzo Corbucci (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

20 May 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller | Horror

Tagline:

What Does It Want? What Will Satisfy Its Cravings?

Plot:

A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.

Plot Keywords:

Tourist | Murder | Victim | Serial Killer | Suspense

Cast

Letícia Román	...	Nora Davis
John Saxon	...	Dr. Marcello Bassi
Valentina Cortese	...	Laura Craven-Torrani
Titti Tomaino	...	Inspector
Luigi Bonos	...	Albergo Stelletta
Milo Quesada	...	De Vico / Paccini
Robert Buchanan	...	Dr. Alessi
Marta Melocco	...	Murder Victim
Gustavo De Nardo	...	Dr. Facchetti
Lucia Modugno	...	Nurse
Giovanni Di Benedetto	...	Professor Torrani (as Gianni De Benedetto)
Franco Morici	...	Policeman
Virginia Doro	...	Torrani's Maid
Dante DiPaolo	...	Andrea Landini (as Dante Di Paolo)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chana Coubert	...	Ethel Windell Batocci (uncredited)
Jim Dolen	...	Priest (uncredited)
Adriana Facchetti	...	Woman in Sguattera restaurant (uncredited)
Dafydd Havard	...	Bit part (uncredited)
Tiberio Murgia	...	Bit part (uncredited)
Peggy Nathan	...	Bit part (uncredited)
Lido Pini	...	Bit part (uncredited)
Franco Ressel	...	Arresting Officer at airport (uncredited)
John Stacy	...	Bit part (uncredited)

Directed by
Mario Bava

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mario Bava		writer
Enzo Corbucci		writer
Ennio De Concini		writer
Eliana De Sabata		writer
Mino Guerrini		writer
Franco Prosperi		writer

Produced by
Massimo De Rita	....	producer

Original Music by
Les Baxter		(US version)
Roberto Nicolosi

Cinematography by
Mario Bava

Film Editing by
Mario Serandrei

Art Direction by
Giorgio Giovannini

Set Decoration by
Luigi D'Andria

Costume Design by
Tina Grani		(as Tina Loriedo Grani)

Makeup Department
Mara Rocchetti	....	hair stylist
Euclide Santoli	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Paolo Mercuri	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Enrico Checchi	....	second assistant director
Franco Prosperi	....	assistant director

Art Department
Emilio Schuberth	....	set dresser

Camera and Electrical Department
Ubaldo Terzano	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Lina Caterini	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Armando Govoni	....	production assistant
Neda Matteucci	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Galatea Film
• Coronet s.r.l. (co-production)

Distributors

• Les Films Marbeuf (1963) (France) (theatrical)
• American International Pictures (AIP) (1964) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Warner Bros. (1963) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Collection Ciné-Club (????) (France) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Cimino  furniture supplied by
• Disco Jolly  song co-publisher
• Edizioni Nazionalmusic  song co-publisher
• Emilio Schubert  costumes supplied by
• Tecnostampa  laboratory services

Also Known As:

Incubus (Italy) (working title)
The Evil Eye (USA)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much

Runtime:

92 min | France:88 min | Spain:83 min | USA:86 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Portugal:17 | UK:X | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Galatea Film

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Mario Bava]in a portrait as Nora's uncle whom she covers with a sheet (Cut from the European prints).

Quotes:

Nora Davis: [into the phone] Oh mother, murders don't just happen like that here.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Unscripted: (#1.10)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Furore

Classic giallo by the great Mario Bava with the usual cruel murders

The movie tells as an US young tourist girl(Leticia Roman)travel to Roma and she is witness a killing by a brutal killer.She's only helped by a mistress Italian(Valentina Cortese) and an agreeable Italian young(John Saxon) who'll help to resolve the series of unsolved crude assassinations.

In the movie there are suspense,thriller,horror and is very exciting. The film is entertained for continued tension,emotion,intrigue besides appear numerous palaces and famous buildings and squares what create a spectacular movie.The picture is considered the first giallo,sub-genre invented by Mario Bava and continued successful Dario Argento. Bava will follow filming giallos as ¨Blood and black lace¨ and classics of horror cinema as ¨Mask of demon¨Black sabbath¨,¨Planet of vampires¨. Casting film is frankly well. Leticia Roman as enticing scream girl is enjoyable and attractive, John Saxon as her young friend is very fine and the veteran Valentina Cortese is excellent.Robert Nicolosi music is atmospheric and the initiation song is by Adriano Calentano.Magnificent white and black cinematography is by proper Mario Bava as is habitual in all his movies. The motion picture will like to terror cinema fans and giallo enthusiastic .Rating : Good. Well worth seeing