Schock (1977)

Director:

Mario Bava

Writers:

Francesco Barbieri (screenplay)
Francesco Barbieri (story)
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Release Date:

12 August 1977 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Beyond this door the every-continuing cycle of evil is about to occur again! In the ALL NEW... BEYOND THE DOOR #2

Plot:

A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son. |

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Fire | Nudity | Death | Female Nudity

Awards:

1 win

Cast

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

Camera and Electrical Department
Giuseppe Alberti	....	assistant camera
Giuliana De Rossi	....	still photographer
Sante Federici	....	gaffer
Giuseppe Maccari	....	camera operator
Sergio Serantoni	....	key grip

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

Production Companies

• Laser Cinematografica

Distributors

• Film Ventures International (FVI) (1979) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• New World-Mutual (1979) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Beam Entertainment (Japan) (video)
• Blue Underground (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Culture Publishers (CP) (Japan) (video)
• Hollywood DVD Ltd. (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• K & C Video (Australia) (video) (as "Beyond the Door 2")
• Media Home Entertainment (1983) (USA) (VHS)
• Tiranus (Italy)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Al 33 di Via Orologio fa sempre freddo (Italy) (working title)
Beyond the Door II (USA)
Schock (Transfert-Suspence-Hypnos)
Shock (USA) (video title)
Suspense

Runtime:

95 min | USA:93 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Spain:18 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Enrico Maria Salerno Villa, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Laser Cinematografica

Trivia:

The film was released in the USA as “Beyond the Door II”, although it has no connection with “Beyond the Door” (1974).

Movie Connections:

Featured in A Head for Horror: Lamberto Bava on 'Macabre' (2001) (V)

I saw this the other night on tv and I was hooked

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.