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Claudio Bernabei (screenplay)
Joe D'Amato (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 July 1973 (Italy) more
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A man discovers an ancient Incan formula for raising the dead, and uses it for a series of revenge murders. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Ewa Aulin ... Greta von Holstein
Klaus Kinski ... Dr. Sturges
Angela Bo ... Eva von Ravensbrück
Sergio Doria ... Walter von Ravensbrück
Attilio Dottesio ... Inspector Dannick
Marco Mariani ... Simeon, the butler
Luciano Rossi ... Franz, Greta's Brother
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart ... Dr. von Ravensbrück, Walter's Father
Fernando Cerulli ... Professor Kempte (as Franco Cerulli)
Carla Mancini
Giorgio Dolfin ... Maier - Ballet dancer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Death Smiled at Murder
Death Smiles on a Murderer (USA)
La morte sorride all'assassino (Italy) (working title)
Sette strani cadaveri (Italy)
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Italy:92 min
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5 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
A Movie with Many Horrors, 6 April 2004
10/10
Author: spoono01 from Oviedo FL

In the mid '70s as a 10 year old I was watching the late show, and during commercials I changed the station to channel 5 in Atlanta, GA. They were showing this little gem, and I caught a few minutes of it. It took me 5 years before I could see it on TV again, and I had to rig a UHF antenna in my bedroom to get the broadcast. I was very struck by this weird tale of the dearly departed being resurrected: the style of the film fascinated me. It took me 15 more years before I finally saw the film uncut. The breakdown is this: a rich young couple, Walter and Eva, take in a young girl named Greta who has been in an accident and has amnesia. Something is not quite right about her, but that doesn't stop these kinky people from both having an affair with her. This affair starts a very sinister chain of events. Ewa Aulin and Klaus Kinski star in the film debut by director Joe D'Amato. The film has many flaws I suppose, but I'm NOT a critic and I love it anyway.

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