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Release Date:
12 August 1977 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Tagline:
The Only Thing More Terrifying Than The Last 12 Minutes Of This Film Are The First 92. See more »
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
2 nominations See more »
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Artistic Nightmare See more (443 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jessica Harper ... Suzy Bannion
Stefania Casini ... Sara

Flavio Bucci ... Daniel
Miguel Bosé ... Mark

Barbara Magnolfi ... Olga
Susanna Javicoli ... Sonia
Eva Axén ... Pat Hingle
Rudolf Schündler ... Prof. Milius

Udo Kier ... Dr. Frank Mandel

Alida Valli ... Miss Tanner

Joan Bennett ... Madame Blanc
Margherita Horowitz ... Teacher
Jacopo Mariani ... Albert
Fulvio Mingozzi ... Taxi Driver
Franca Scagnetti ... Cook
Renato Scarpa ... Prof. Verdegast
Serafina Scorceletti ... 2nd Cook
Giuseppe Transocchi ... Pavlo
Renata Zamengo ... Caroline
Alessandra Capozzi ... Dancer
Salvatore Capozzi ... Dancer
Diana Ferrara ... Dancer
Cristina Latini ... Dancer
Alfredo Raino ... Dancer
Claudia Zaccari ... Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Dario Argento ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Giovanni Di Bernardo ... Police Inspector (uncredited)
Daria Nicolodi ... Woman at airport (uncredited)
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Directed by
Dario Argento 
 
Writing credits
Thomas De Quincey (book "Suspiria de Profundis") uncredited

Dario Argento  and
Daria Nicolodi 

Produced by
Claudio Argento .... producer
Salvatore Argento .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Dario Argento 
Agostino Marangolo  (as Goblin)
Massimo Morante  (as Goblin)
Fabio Pignatelli  (as Goblin)
Claudio Simonetti  (as Goblin)
 
Cinematography by
Luciano Tovoli 
 
Film Editing by
Franco Fraticelli 
 
Production Design by
Giuseppe Bassan 
 
Costume Design by
Pierangelo Cicoletti 
 
Makeup Department
Maria Teresa Corridoni .... hair stylist
Pierantonio Mecacci .... makeup supervisor
Piero Mecacci .... assistant makeup artist (as Pierino Mecacci)
Aldo Signoretti .... assistant hair stylist
 
Production Management
Federico Tocci .... unit manager
Lucio Trentini .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Antonio Gabrielli .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Davide Bassan .... assistant art director
Enrico Fiorentini .... set dresser
Massimo Garrone .... assistant set dresser
Maurizio Garrone .... assistant art director
Aldo Taloni .... set constructor
 
Sound Department
Nick Alexander .... dubbing editor: English
Luciano Anzellotti .... sound effects
Mario Dallimonti .... sound recordist
Federico Savina .... sound re-recording engineer
Corrado Volpicelli .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Germano Natali .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Alberto Altibrandi .... gaffer
Francesco Bellomo .... still photographer: action stills
Riccardo Dolci .... assistant camera
Enrico Fontana .... assistant camera
Mario Moreschini .... key grip
Idelmo Simonelli .... camera operator
Giuseppe Tinelli .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiziana Mancini .... wardrobe mistress
Bertilla Silvestrin .... seamstress
 
Editorial Department
Piero Bozza .... first assistant editor
Roberto Olivieri .... second assistant editor
Rick Greenhead .... telecine colorist (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Maurizio Guarini .... musician
 
Other crew
Massimo Brandimarte .... production coordinator
Ferdinando Caputo .... production accountant
Carlo Du Bois .... production accountant
Francesca Roberti .... continuity
Federico Starace .... production coordinator
Nino Vendetti .... unit publicist
Rosetta Calavetta .... voice dubbing: Joan Bennett (uncredited)
Manlio De Angelis .... voice dubbing: Udo Kier (uncredited)
Bruno Di Bartolomei .... assistant cashier (uncredited)
Vittoria Febbi .... voice dubbing: Barbara Magnolfi (uncredited)
Simona Izzo .... voice dubbing: Susanna Javicoli (uncredited)
Flaminia Jandolo .... voice dubbing: Eva Axén (uncredited)
Giorgio Piazza .... voice dubbing: Rudolf Schündler (uncredited)
Emanuela Rossi .... voice dubbing: Jessica Harper (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Mario Bava .... special thanks
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Dario Argento's Suspiria" - USA (promotional title)
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Runtime:
98 min | Germany:88 min | USA:92 min | Argentina:95 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor) (prints) | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)
Certification:
UK:18 (video rating) (1990) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Germany:18 (theatrical rating) (1977) (cut) | Germany:18 (TV premiere) (2006) (heavily cut) | Singapore:M18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (Original rating) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (1977, re-rating) | Mexico:C | USA:X (original rating) | Chile:18 | France:-18 (original rating) | Spain:13 (DVD rating) (2004) | Italy:VM18 (orginal rating) | South Korea:18 | USA:R | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-16 (DVD rating) | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) (1998) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:18 | Ireland:18 | Norway:(Banned) (video rating) | Norway:(Banned) (1977-2003) (cinema release) | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) | Norway:18 (DVD rating) (uncut) (2005)

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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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FAQ

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72 out of 108 people found the following review useful.
Artistic Nightmare, 30 June 2004
Author: Lechuguilla from Dallas, Texas

A German ballet school for girls is the setting for mysterious deaths, in this 1977 horror story, written and directed by Dario Argento. "Suspiria" is a visually stunning film.

The images contain objects we recognize, like people, buildings, and interior decor. But the objects seem vaguely menacing, and less real than surreal, as though they symbolize ideas, repressed desires, or subconscious fears. The vivid, rich colors, strange camera angles, deep shadows, and bright light piercing through darkness, all contribute to the impression that the viewer is trapped in someone else's nightmare.

One haunting segment of the film takes place in a huge, and strangely empty, public square, at night. A blind man and his German shepherd dog stand in the middle of the square, surrounded by imposing buildings of neo-classical architectural style. Some professional reviewers of this film have suggested that the public square is a veiled reference to Hitler and Nazism. Indeed, one could argue that the film's subtext is an indictment of fascism.

"Suspiria" is not for everyone. It is unsettling, and at times grisly. The plot is weak, and plot elements are not really explained. The acting is largely irrelevant. And while the background music is suitably gothic, it is also frantic and monotonous.

The best approach to this "art-house" film is to ignore the superficial plot, and focus instead on the fabulous cinematography, and the gothic images as conceptual metaphors.

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