Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)

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88 min - Crime | Fantasy | Horror - 9 February 1974 (USA)

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Ratings: 6.2/10 from 1,103 users
Reviews: 34 user | 40 critic

A bridal design shop owner kills various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma that's causing him to commit murder.

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Cast

Cast overview:
	Stephen Forsyth	...	John Harrington
	Dagmar Lassander	...	Helen Wood
	Laura Betti	...	Mildred Harrington
	Jesús Puente	...	Inspector Russell
	Femi Benussi	...	Alice Norton
	Antonia Mas	...	Louise
	Luciano Pigozzi	...	Vences (as Alan Collin)
	Gérard Tichy	...	Dr. Kalleway
	Verónica Llimera	...	Betsy
	Pasquale Fortunato	...	Club Waiter
	Ignasi Abadal	...	Kane (as José Ignacio Abadal)
	Silvia Lienas	...	Vicky
	Montserrat Riva	...	Bride on Train

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Storyline

The owner of a design house busies himself murdering the new brides who have modelled his bridal fashions. When he decides to murder his wife, she becomes the ghost that wouldn't leave. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>

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Crime | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

9 February 1974 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

An Axe for the Honeymoon See more »

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 59,000,000 (Italy)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Manuel Caño Sanciriaco, Mercury Films, Pan Latina Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min | Spain: 83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

According to star Laura Betti while shooting at the villa in Spain numerous policemen kept watch during filming because there were concerns that fake blood might stain the floors of the villa. See more »

Quotes

John Harrington: My name is John Harrington. I'm 30 years old. I'm a paranoiac. Paranoiac. An enchanting word, so civilized, full of possibilities. The truth is, I am completely mad. The realization which annoys me at first, but is now amusing to me. Quite amusing. Nobody suspects I am a madman. A dangerous murderer. Not Mildred, my wife. Nor the employees of my fashion center. Nor of course my customers.
[scoops a fly out of his drink]
John Harrington: Poor little fly. Why are you so daring? You're so fragile? Yet you're born, you reproduce yourself, and you die like man. The difference is you don't think. And, you don't need to remember. You don't fear death because you ignore it. You're insignificant life is a mere accident...
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Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996) See more »

Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
Il rosso segno della follia (original title)

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