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Director:

Armando Crispino

Writers:

Lucio Battistrada (writer)
Armando Crispino (writer)

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Release Date:

June 1977 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery more

Tagline:

It'll take you... apart! more

Plot:

A pathology med student and a priest team up to investigate a wave of suicides blamed on sun spots and discover a number of them to be actual murders. full summary | add synopsis

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Bizarre, unusual Giallo. A real treat for the developed Italian horror admirers more (26 total)


Cast

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Mimsy Farmer ... Simona Sana
Barry Primus ... Father Paul Lenox
Ray Lovelock ... Edgar
Carlo Cattaneo ... Lello Sana (as Carlo Cataneo)
Angela Goodwin ... Daniela
Gaby Wagner ... Betty Lenox
Massimo Serato ... Gianni Sana
Ernesto Colli ... Ivo
Leonardo Severini ... Caretaker
Eleonora Morana ... Eleonora
Antonio Casale ... Inspector Silvestri
Giovanni Di Benedetto ... Head Coroner
Maria Pia Attanasio ... Aunt Elvira
Pier Giovanni Anchisi ... Archivist at Criminal Museum (as Piero Anchisi)
Pupino Samona ... Doctor with beard (as Pupino Samonà)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Autopsy (USA)
Sun Spots
Tarot
Tension (Europe) (cut version)
The Magician (UK)
The Victim (USA)
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Runtime:

USA:85 min (edited version) | 100 min (uncut version)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | France:-16 | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (special edition)


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Bizarre, unusual Giallo. A real treat for the developed Italian horror admirers, 2 August 2004
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Author: Coventry from the Draconian Swamp of Unholy Souls

Armando Crispino's `Autopsy' is an authentic Giallo…but slightly more complex and diverse than your ordinary experiences in this field of horror. The constant mix of mystery, suicides and twisted characters makes this film one of the most ambitious Italian flicks of the early 70's. Closely living up to Dario Argento's films when it comes to originality and suspense, but a lot more modest when it comes to violent images. Autopsy contains a downright brilliant opening and the first 5 minutes (showing a series of repulsive suicides in the city of Rome) already were enough for me to consider this film a success. The story loses much of its initial grip, of course, but there still is a lot of imaginativeness to discover throughout the whole film. Compared to many other Gialli, Autopsy features a believable, solid plot and it sticks to it without the overuse of unnecessary plot-twists. The score (by Ennio Morricone) gives you cold shivers and the main characters are creatively presented. How about a depressed pathologist who has visions about the living dead copulating? Or a racecar-driver turned priest and out for vengeance? Autopsy is a lot more suspenseful than it is gory, even though the DVD-cover leads you to believe otherwise. Tension-highlights include a compelling sequence inside the `Death Museum' and an atmospheric experiment upon an entirely paralyzed victim. Add a bit of stylish nudity to all this and you've got yourself an undiscovered and ignored cult-gem. It may not satisfy horror-rookies on a quest to see tons of blood, but it'll sure please the more experienced horror fans. If you're searching for a top-macabre and unsettling horror film, this is the one.

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