| Daria Nicolodi | ... | Dora Baldini | |
| John Steiner | ... | Bruno Baldini | |
| David Colin Jr. | ... | Marco | |
| Ivan Rassimov | ... | Dr. Aldo Spidini | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lamberto Bava | ... | Mover #1 (uncredited) | |
| Paul Costello | ... | Obnoxious man at party (uncredited) | |
| Nicola Salerno | ... | Carlo (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Mario Bava | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Francesco Barbieri | screenplay | |
| Francesco Barbieri | story | |
| Lamberto Bava | screenplay | |
| Lamberto Bava | story | |
| Paolo Brigenti | screenplay | |
| Paolo Brigenti | story | |
| Dardano Sacchetti | screenplay | |
| Dardano Sacchetti | story | |
Produced by | |||
| Ugo Valenti | .... | associate producer | |
| Turi Vasile | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| V. Cappa | (as I. Libra) | ||
| Alessandro Centofanti | (as I Libra) | ||
| Walter Martino | (as I Libra) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Alberto Spagnoli | |||
| Mario Bava | (uncredited) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Roberto Sterbini | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Franco Vanorio | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Franco Vanorio | (as Francesco Vanorio) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Pietro Spadoni | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Massimo Lentini | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Marisa Tilly | .... | makeup artist (as Maria Luisa Tilli) | |
Production Management | |||
| Giuseppe Mangogna | .... | production manager | |
| Nando Nibbi | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Lamberto Bava | .... | assistant director | |
| Nicola Salerno | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Nicola Salerno | .... | assistant art director | |
| Nicola Salerno | .... | assistant production designer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Pietro Spadoni | .... | sound | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Franca Lulli | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Sandro Bruglio | .... | first assistant editor (as Sandro Broglio) | |
| Mario Recupito | .... | second assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| V. Cappa | .... | conductor | |
| Alessandro Centofanti | .... | conductor | |
| Maurizio Guarini | .... | musician: keyboards (as Libra) | |
| Walter Martino | .... | conductor | |
| Walter Martino | .... | musician: drums (as Libra) | |
| Carlo Pennisi | .... | musician: guitar (as Libra) | |
Other crew | |||
| Rossana Rocchi | .... | script supervisor | |
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The other night, an excellent documentary was on tv about Mario Bava. I had never seen a film of his before, but I had heard of him. After the doco, they played 'Shock'. The guy who introduced the film said that it wasn't Bava's best film but that it was a film that gets better every year.
Bava's films are hard to get in Australia so I watched this one without any expectation.
I wasn't more than pleasantly surprised. I felt that it was probably the best haunted house flick that I had seen. I enjoyed the twists and the turns of the plot, and the economy of the size of the cast,(3 principals). The whole film left me with a very creepy feeling and for that I feel that the film worked completely.
I could see the influence on other films such as 'The Sixth Sense', 'Stir Of Echoes', and 'What Lies Beneath', and I can safely say that I enjoyed 'Shock' more than all these others. I suppose it's because Mario Bava's direction was not flashy and concentrated more on telling his story and keeping us guessing.
Finally, my enjoyment of this film has encouraged me to seek out Bava's other films and that can only be a good thing.