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Suspiria (1977)

R 98 min  -  Horror  -   12 August 1977 (USA)
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A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the staff of the school are actually a coven of witches bent on chaos and destruction.

Director:

Dario Argento
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Harper ...
Stefania Casini Stefania Casini ...
Flavio Bucci ...
Daniel
Miguel Bosé Miguel Bosé ...
Mark
Barbara Magnolfi ...
Susanna Javicoli Susanna Javicoli ...
Sonia
Eva Axén Eva Axén ...
Pat Hingle
Rudolf Schündler Rudolf Schündler ...
Prof. Milius
Udo Kier ...
Alida Valli ...
Joan Bennett ...
Madame Blanc
Margherita Horowitz Margherita Horowitz ...
Teacher
Jacopo Mariani Jacopo Mariani ...
Fulvio Mingozzi Fulvio Mingozzi ...
Taxi Driver
Franca Scagnetti Franca Scagnetti ...
Cook
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Storyline

A young American dancer travels to Europe to join a famous ballet school. As she arrives, the camera turns to another young woman, who appears to be fleeing from the school. She returns to her apartment where she is gruesomely murdered by a hideous creature. Meanwhile, the young American is trying to settle in at the ballet school, but hears strange noises and is troubled by bizarre occurrences. She eventually discovers that the school is merely a front for a much more sinister organization. Written by Goth <brooks@odie.ee.wits.ac.za>  

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Plot Keywords:

Ballet | American | Sinister | Europe | Coven  | See more »

Taglines:

The Only Thing More Terrifying Than The Last 12 Minutes Of This Film Are The First 92. See more »

Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | Russian | English | German | Latin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dario Argento's Suspiria See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 1,430,000,000 (Italy)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Seda Spettacoli See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) (prints) | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Tina Aumont had been offered the lead role, but due to scheduling conflicts, she could not accept. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The morning Suzy arrives at the school, Miss Tanner tells Suzy that they were expecting her the night before. Suzy replies that she had arrived at the school the night before, at 10 o'clock, but the door was locked. However on her way up the staircase, when Madame Blanc is explaining to the officers about the murdered girl's expulsion, Suzy interrupts to say she saw a girl leaving when she arrived at 11. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Suzy Banyon decided to perfect her ballet studies in the most famous school of dance in Europe. She chose the celebrated academy of Freiburg. One day, at nine in the morning, she left Kennedy airport, New York, and arrived in Germany at 10:40 p.m. local time.
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Crazy Credits

"You have watched Suspiria" See more »

Connections

Featured in German Grusel - Die Edgar Wallace-Serie (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Markos"
Aadapted from "Music in Similar Motion" by Philip Glass
Arranged by Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli, Agostino Marangolo, and Massimo Morante
Performed by Goblin See more »