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Il mistero di Oberwald (1981)

129 min  -  Drama | Romance   -  3 September 1981 (Italy)
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A hunted man breaks into the castle at Oberwald to kill the Queen, but faints before doing so. He is Sebastian... See full summary »

Writers:

Jean Cocteau (play), Michelangelo Antonioni (adaptation), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Monica Vitti ...
Paolo Bonacelli Paolo Bonacelli ...
Count of Foehn
Franco Branciaroli Franco Branciaroli ...
Sebastian
Luigi Diberti Luigi Diberti ...
Willenstein
Elisabetta Pozzi Elisabetta Pozzi ...
Edith de Berg
Amad Saha Alan Amad Saha Alan ...
Tony
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Storyline

A hunted man breaks into the castle at Oberwald to kill the Queen, but faints before doing so. He is Sebastian, the splitting image of the King who was assassinated on his wedding day. The Queen discovers that Sebastian once wrote a subversive poem that she liked, even though it was attacking her. The Queen dares Sebastian to kill her, otherwise she vows to kill him. Written by Will Gilbert  

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Plot Keywords:

Queen | Castle | Widow | Double Suicide | Experimental Film  | See more »

Taglines:

"If you don't kill me, I'll kill you." [Video Australia]

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Italy | West Germany

Language:

Italian | German (a few lines)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Das Geheimnis von Oberwald See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

One of the first major international feature films to be shot on video, a controversial decision at the time of its release. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Killer (1989) See more »