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Director:
Riccardo Freda
Writers:
Antonio Cesare Corti (screenplay)
Antonio Cesare Corti (story)
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Release Date:
24 February 1981 (Italy) more
Genre:
Horror | Mystery more
Plot:
Michael is a successful actor, but he has a scandal in his past: at a tender age he knifed his father to death... more | add synopsis
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Watchable Italian horror film by Riccardo Freda. more (10 total)

Cast

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Stefano Patrizi ... Michael Stanford
Martine Brochard ... Shirley
Henri Garcin ... Hans Schwartz
Laura Gemser ... Beryl
John Richardson ... Oliver
Anita Strindberg ... Glenda
Silvia Dionisio ... Deborah
Fabrizio Moroni
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Delirium
Fear
Follia omicida (Italy)
L'ossessione che uccide (Italy) (alternative title)
Murder Syndrome (USA)
Paura
Satans Altar
Svenuto
The Wailing (International: English title) (dubbed version)
Unconscious
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Runtime:
USA:92 min
Country:
Italy | France
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Watchable Italian horror film by Riccardo Freda., 19 March 2009
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Author: HumanoidOfFlesh from Chyby, Poland

Michael is a successful actor,but he has a scandal in his past:it seems that at a tender age he knifed his father to death.He and his girlfriend Deborah go to his mother's for the weekend and are joined by the director and others from a recent film project,who are given a rather unwelcome reception by the superstitious housekeeper Oliver.Soon ghastly things begin happening to some of the guests and Michael fears a repeat of his nightmare past is in progress.The vicious black gloved killer is preying on its victims."Murder Obsession" is perhaps the sleaziest offering of Riccardo Freda to date.It features plenty of nudity provided by Silvia Dionisio,Laura Gemser and Anita Strindberg.This often confusing giallo provides some gruesome killings including death by chainsaw and laughably fake spider attack.There is also a Black Mass,a live chicken beheading,a grubby rape scene and some random gore.7 out of 10.

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