Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)

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104 min - Mystery | Thriller - 25 August 1972 (USA)

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A musician is stalked by an unknown killer who's blackmailing him for an accidential killing of another stalker. But is everything what it appears to be?

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Michael Brandon	...	Roberto Tobias
	Mimsy Farmer	...	Nina Tobias
	Jean-Pierre Marielle	...	Gianni Arrosio
	Bud Spencer	...	Godfrey 'God'
	Aldo Bufi Landi	...	Pathologist
	Calisto Calisti	...	Carlo Marosi
	Marisa Fabbri	...	Amelia, the maid
	Oreste Lionello	...	The Professor
	Fabrizio Moroni	...	Mirko
	Corrado Olmi	...	Porter
	Stefano Satta Flores	...	Andrea
	Laura Troschel	...	Maria (as Costanza Spada)
	Francine Racette	...	Dalia
	Dante Cleri	...	Coffin Salesman
	Guerrino Crivello	...	Rambaldi, the neighbor

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Storyline

Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders... Written by Giancarlo Cairella <vertigo@imdb.com>

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When the flies start to crawl, so will your flesh... See more »

Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

25 August 1972 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

4 mouches de velours gris See more »

Filming Locations:

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 1,231,000,000 (Italy)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marianne Productions, Seda Spettacoli, Universal Productions France See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Argento didn't want to use the "image caught in the retina" plot device since it was too fantastic for the giallo genre. But once Carlo Rimbaldi showed him how the effect would look like in the finished film, he soon changed his mind. See more »

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Connections

Referenced in "Childrens Hospital: The '70s Episode (#3.6)" (2011) See more »

Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
4 mosche di velluto grigio (original title)

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