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6.8/10   1,945 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Franco Barberi (story)
Mario Bava (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 May 1972 (USA) more
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The second movie rated "V" for violence. more
Plot:
An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out... more | full synopsis
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(2 articles)
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When Nobody is Innocent more (72 total)

Cast

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Claudine Auger ... Renata
Luigi Pistilli ... Albert
Claudio Camaso ... Simon (as Claudio Volonté)
Anna Maria Rosati ... Laura
Chris Avram ... Frank Ventura
Leopoldo Trieste ... Paolo Fossati
Laura Betti ... Anna Fossati
Brigitte Skay ... Brunhilda
Isa Miranda ... Countess Federica Donati
Paola Montenero ... Denise (as Paola Rubens)
Guido Boccaccini ... Duke
Roberto Bonanni ... Robert
Giovanni Nuvoletti ... Count Filippo Donati
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Bay of Blood (International: English title) (uncensored intended title) (USA)
Antefatto - Ecologia del delitto (Italy) (new title)
Bloodbath (UK)
Bloodbath Bay of Death (UK) (unauthorized video title)
Carnage
Chain Reaction (Italy) (literal English title)
E così imparano a fare i cattivi (Italy) (working title)
Ecology of a Crime (International: English title) (informal literal title)
The Antecedent (USA) (informal title)
The Last House on the Left, Part II (USA) (reissue title)
Twitch of the Death Nerve (USA) (new title)
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Runtime:
84 min | 76 min (cut)
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Australia:R | UK:18 (re-rating: 1994) (cut) | UK:(Banned) (1984-1994) | UK:R (original rating: 1972) | France:-16 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 (uncut version, re-rating) | Norway:18 (DVD rating) (2009) (uncut) | Italy:VM14 | Italy:VM18 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Spain:18 | USA:R | West Germany:(Banned) | Argentina:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

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Often considered Bava's most influential film, and considered the film that started the Slasher Craze, which is still popular to this day. Fans of the genre consider this the grandfather of the modern slasher film. more
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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
When Nobody is Innocent, 11 June 2005
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A handicapped and wealthy countess, who owns the lands of a disputed bay, is hanged by her husband and he is immediately killed. The crime scene is forged to simulate a suicide of the old woman. Later, two young couples are murdered in the bay. The inheritors of the fortune of the countess want the possession of the place and kill each other, in a bloodshed bath in the area.

"Reazione a Catena" is a gory slash movie with a different characteristic: there is no serial killer, but almost a chain reaction of murders. The deaths are motivated by the greed of different persons, and their motives are based on the interest of the civil construction in the ecological area, and the reluctance of the elder countess in selling her property. None of the character is innocent, except the two young couples that arrive in wrong the place for fun. The camera, with many closes and movements, is quite different. The black humor is very sharp; most of the deaths are very original and the conclusion is silly. The copy of the Brazilian VHS is a little dark, but it is watchable. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Banho de Sangue" ("Blood Bath")

Note: On 06 July 2009, I saw this movie again on DVD.

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