Tutti i colori del buio (1972)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Sergio Martino

Writers:

Lewis E. Ciannelli (English version)
Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay)

Release Date:

August 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

They exist. They bear the mark of the devil inside them. They may be your neighbors. They may be your wife, husband, sweetheart. They may even be your children. Their time has come.

Plot:

A woman recovering from a car accident in which she lost her unborn child finds herself pursued by a coven of devil worshipers.

Plot Keywords:

Nightmare | Drugs | Mass Murder | Sadism | Mysterious Man

Cast

George Hilton	...	Richard Steele
Edwige Fenech	...	Jane Harrison
Ivan Rassimov	...	Mark Cogan
Julián Ugarte	...	J.P. McBrian
George Rigaud	...	Dr. Burton
Maria Cumani Quasimodo	...	Anziana vicina di casa
Nieves Navarro	...	Barbara Harrison (as Susan Scott)
Marina Malfatti	...	Mary Weil
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Avv. Franciscus Clay (as Alan Collins)
Dominique Boschero	...	Donna Uccisa Nel Sogno
Lisa Leonardi	...	Girl with dog
Renato Chiantoni	...	Sig. Main - guardiano della villa in campagna
Tom Felleghy	...	Inspector Smith
Vera Drudi	...	Vecchia Donna Nel Sogno
Carla Mancini

Also Known As:

All the Colors of the Dark
Day of the Maniac
Demons of the Dead
They're Coming to Get You
Todos los colores de la oscuridad (Spain)

Runtime:

USA:88 min | Italy:94 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Lea Cinematografica

Trivia:

Italian censorship visa # 59784 delivered on 24-2-1972.

Quotes:

Jane Harrison: I got frightened. A strange guy tried to follow me all the way home.
Mary Weil: I'm frightened that the time will come when a man won't follow me home.
Jane Harrison: I'm afraid this one was a maniac.
Mary Weil: Strange men have been following women since the Stone Age, Jane.

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Sergio Martino's sleazy and delirious masterpiece.

Jane(Edwige Fenech)has recurring nightmares of her mother's murder years before.She also seems to be followed by a knife-wielding,blue-eyed man of her nightmares.A neighbor talks her into going to a Devil worshipping cult where she is seduced,tattooed,and drinks the blood of a dog.She soon discovers that there is something more diabolical going on than she could have ever imagined."All the Colors of the Dark" by Sergio Martino is a visually stunning film.The score by Bruno Nicolai is superb as it provides plenty of eerie atmosphere.Both the disturbing dream sequence and the orgiastic Black Mass are well done although a little heavy handed with their symbolism.The cast is great with giallo regulars George Hilton, Edwige Fenech,Ivan Rassimov and Marina Malfatti to boost.There is very little gore,but plenty of gratuitous nudity.So if you are a fan of Sergio Martino's gialli give this gem a look.9 out of 10.