A Bay of Blood
(1971)
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A Bay of Blood
(1971)
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Renata
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| Luigi Pistilli | ... |
Albert
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Claudio Camaso | ... |
Simon
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Anna Maria Rosati | ... |
Laura
(as Anna M. Rosati)
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Chris Avram | ... |
Frank Ventura
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Leopoldo Trieste | ... |
Paolo Fossati
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Laura Betti | ... |
Anna Fossati
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Brigitte Skay | ... |
Brunhilda
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| Isa Miranda | ... |
Countess Federica Donati
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Paola Montenero | ... |
Denise
(as Paola Rubens)
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Guido Boccaccini | ... |
Duke
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Roberto Bonanni | ... |
Robert
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Giovanni Nuvoletti | ... |
Count Filippo Donati
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An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
I must be missing something here because I found it rather dull, it's obviously held in high regard by the horror crowd because it's a benchmark of sorts, and certainly this is where Friday the 13th (1980) got it's idea from, but to me it just came across as an uncohesive mess. The acting obviously isn't of a great standard, but that is what the viewer expects for this particular strand of the genre, but they seem to be confused about how to play out their respective roles. The grizzly deaths are handled efficiently by director Mario Bava and they keep the film from drifting into unwatchable territory, and in fairness the ending does have a nice cheeky slant it, but all in all it's not one to reckie to others with confidence, or for me to ever rewatch again, 5/10