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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 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 | Apartment | Coven | Europe  | See more »

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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

Director Dario Argento composed the creepy music with the band Goblin and played it at full blast on set to unnerve the actors and elicit a truly scared performance. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Pat is drying off, we see through the window, some washing hanging on the line. Then in an outside shot, we see the same washing, but now arranged differently. 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 been watching Suspiria" See more »

Connections

Referenced in Inside the Graveyard (2006) 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 »