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Director:
Mario Bava
Writers:
Franco Barberi (story)
Mario Bava (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 May 1972 (USA) more
Tagline:
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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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
My Top 10 Foreign Horror Films of All Time
 (From Fangoria. 10 February 2009, 9:31 AM, PST)

User Comments:
More stylish and a lot gorier than most slasher films... more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Renato Cestiè ... Renata and Albert's Son (uncredited)
Nicoletta Elmi ... Renata and Albert's Daughter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mario Bava 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Franco Barberi  story
Mario Bava  screenplay
Filippo Ottoni  screenplay
Dardano Sacchetti  story
Giuseppe Zaccariello  (screenplay) (as Joseph McLee)

Produced by
Giuseppe Zaccariello .... producer
 
Original Music by
Stelvio Cipriani 
 
Cinematography by
Mario Bava 
 
Film Editing by
Carlo Reali 
 
Production Design by
Sergio Canevari 
 
Art Direction by
Sergio Canevari 
 
Costume Design by
Enrico Sabbatini 
 
Makeup Department
Adalgisa Favella .... hair stylist
Franco Freda .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Roberto Cicutto .... production supervisor
Fernando Franchi .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lamberto Bava .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Carlo Diotallevi .... sound recordist
Gene Luotto .... post-synchronization
Carlo Tarchi .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Carlo Rambaldi .... special effects (as Rambaldi)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Gianlorenzo Battaglia .... assistant camera (as Lorenzo Battaglia)
Emilio Varriano .... camera operator
Franco Vitale .... still photographer
 
Other crew
Patrizia Zulini .... continuity
Pino Locchi .... voice dubbing: Claudio Camaso (uncredited)
 

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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)
Country:
Italy
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
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) | Spain:18 | USA:R | West Germany:(Banned) | Argentina:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

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In America, the film was marketed as "The Second Film Rated 'V' for Violence!" during its first release. more
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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
More stylish and a lot gorier than most slasher films..., 15 January 2001
Author: troy-32 from Chicago, Illinois

There's something about Italian horror films that is both delightful and disturbing. Maybe it's the way the Italian filmmakers can perceive an emotional core in a bloody murder scene. "Twitch of the Death Nerve" (it's the title I like best!) is a good, fun, atmospheric, easy-going scary movie that does not relent on upsetting bloodspill!!! Some of it may seem old hat now because of what was directly stolen from this movie and used in the Friday the 13th movies, but Bava has an edge in the way he allows his death victims to live for a few horrifying seconds after their necks have been severed! That's what was so scary to me. You can run through the woods, away from a maniac with a chainsaw and that's all quite frightening and fun, but usually these victims don't even get to do that as they usually just walk right into it... And then they're dead and it's over. In Bava's movies (at least this one), they still have a bit of a residual pulse in them (hence the title?) and this allows the viewer to imagine everything that is going on in their minds during those last few precious seconds of life. Wow! The two deaths that demonstrate this most vividly are the first one with the lady in the wheelchair (this was by far the most visually inventive) and the running girl whose neck gets caught onto the hook (this was the most upsetting of them all). The plot is negligible and Bava's visuals aren't as wonderfully surreal as Argento's, but he has a unique, confident sense of filmmaking. I can't wait to see his older films because I'm guessing that he might employ a more genteel approach to the murders, which I guess I've always preferred.

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