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A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.

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Cast

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Gilderoy
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Francesco Coraggio
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Giancarlo Santini
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Silvia as Teresa
Salvatore Li Causi ...
Fabio
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Elisa as Teresa
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Elena
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Claudia as Monica / Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound'
Susanna Cappellaro ...
Veronica as Accused Witch
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Lorenzo
Lara Parmiani ...
Chiara as Signora Collatina
Jozef Cseres ...
Massimo
Pál Tóth ...
Massimo
Katalin Ladik ...
Resurrected Witch
Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg ...
The Goblin
Justin Turner ...
Gong
Miklós Kemecsi ...
Gong and Philicorda
Elisa Librelotto ...
Audtionee
Layla Amir ...
Auditionee
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Auditionee
Zsuzsanna Büksi ...
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Adam Bohman ...
Box Hill Rambler
Jonathan Bohman ...
Box Hill Idler
Ted Tomlin ...
Box Hill Narrator
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Alfonso
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Luigi's Assistant
Massimo Marinoni ...
Gilderoy's Italian Voice (voice) (as Massimo Maronini)
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Special Guest Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (voice)
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Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (voice)
Tracy Bolgar ...
Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (voice)
Patsy Preston ...
Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (voice)
Sarah Redpath ...
Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (voice)
Kata Bartsch ...
Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (voice)
Stephanie Kirby ...
Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (voice)
Rachel McGrother ...
Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (voice)
Diana Rogerson ...
Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claudia Duffy ...
Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (uncredited) (voice)
Natalia Mattielighova ...
Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (uncredited) (voice)
Luba Sefsikova ...
Screamer: 'Equestrian Vortex Sound' (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Peter Strickland ... (directed by)

Written by

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Peter Strickland ... (written by)
 
Jon Croker ... (story editor: UK Film Council)

Produced by

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Mary Burke ... producer (produced by)
Katherine Butler ... executive producer
Nicky Earnshaw ... line producer
Hans W. Geissendörfer ... co-producer (as Hans W. Geißendörfer)
Keith Griffiths ... producer (produced by)
Robin Gutch ... executive producer
Hugo Heppell ... executive producer
Michael Weber ... executive producer

Music by

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Broadcast ... (original music by)
James Cargill ... (original music written and performed by)
Trish Keenan ... (original music written and performed by)

Cinematography by

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Nicholas D. Knowland ... (as Nic Knowland)

Editing by

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Chris Dickens

Editorial Department

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Fiorenza Bagnariol ... digital film bureau: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Katie Bullock-Webster ... post production co-ordinator: second unit & pick-ups
Tonia Cohen ... negative checker
Peter Collins ... digital intermediate assistant: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Gisela Evert ... post production supervisor
Rob Farris ... digital intermediate producer: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Mátyás Fekete ... assistant editor: second unit & pick-ups
Marie Fernandes ... digital intermediate producer: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Cheryl Goodbody ... digital intermediate assistant producer: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Emily Greenwood ... digital online editor: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Andy Hague ... assistant editor: second unit & pick-ups
Neil Harrison ... systems administrator: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Dan Helme ... data wrangler: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Timothy P. Jones ... digital film bureau: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Rahat Kulshreshtha ... post production co-ordinator: Warp X
Patrick Malone ... digital intermediate head of department: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Laura Pavone ... digital film bureau: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Rob Pizzey ... digital colourist: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Gordon Pratt ... digital film bureau: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Aurora Shannon ... digital intermediate assistant: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Justin Tillett ... digital online editor: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Laurent Treherne ... digital film technical supervisor: Deluxe 142 Features: digital intermediate provided by
Jet Omoshebi ... digital colourist (uncredited)
John Palmer ... digital film bureau manager (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Jennifer Kernke

Art Direction by

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Sarah Finlay

Costume Design by

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Julian Day

Makeup Department

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Karen Hartley ... hair designer (as Karen Hartley Thomas) / make-up designer (as Karen Hartley Thomas)
Karen Teitge ... hair artist / make-up artist
Victoria Wallen ... hair artist / make-up artist

Production Management

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Cavin Dempsey ... production manager: Cavin Dempsey Film & TV Services
Tracey Josephs ... head of production: Film4
Fiona Lamptey ... production manager: Film4
Fiona Morham ... head of production: UK Film Council
Gerardine O'Flynn ... production manager
Barry Ryan ... head of production: Warp X
Polly Stokes ... production manager: second unit & pick-ups

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Anna Brabbins ... second assistant director
Amanda Dudley ... third assistant director
Alex Rendell ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Luisa Aribe ... graphic artist
Chris Bruff ... carpenter: Cavin Dempsey Film & TV Services
Phill Claxton ... painter: Cavin Dempsey Film & TV Services
John Davis ... painter: Cavin Dempsey Film & TV Services
C.J. Dempsey ... standby chippie: Cavin Dempsey Film & TV Services (as CJ Dempsey)
Cavin Dempsey ... construction production manager: Cavin Demopsey Film & TV Services
Julian House ... graphic designer / title sequence: Equestrian Vortex
Krisztián Kristóf ... graphic artist
Joe Lobley ... prop hand
Richard Maris ... prop hand
Alex McDonnald ... painter: Cavin Dempsey Film & TV Services
Dan Montague ... painter: Cavin Dempsey Film & TV Services
Debra Overton ... standby art director
Antony Parnell ... prop hand
Steve Parnell ... prop master
Daisy Popham ... production buyer
Neil Robertson ... carpenter: Cavin Dempsey Film & TV Services
Bart Tuft ... standby props
Alex Wells ... carpenter: Cavin Dempsey Film & TV Services

Sound Department

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The Bohman Brothers ... sound effects recordists: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Per Boström ... sound effects recordist: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Andy Botham ... re-recording engineer: second unit & pick-ups
Emanuele Carcone ... sound consultant: Alga Marghen
Jonathan Coleclough ... original composed effects: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Doug Cooper ... re-recording mixer: second unit & pick-ups
Alice Crosby ... booking co-ordinator: De Lane Lea, London: second unit & pick-ups
Rebecca Daly ... assistant sound editor: second unit & pick-ups
Matt Davies ... mix assistant: second unit & pick-ups
Gábor Erdélyi ... sound effects recordist: Equestrian Vortex Sound (as Gábor Erdélyi Jr.)
Colin Fletcher ... sound consultant / sound effects recordist: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Linda Forsén ... dialogue editor: second unit & pick-ups
Clive Graham ... sound effects recordist: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Michael Hamilton ... scheduling supervisor: De Lane Lea, London: second unit & pick-ups
Graham V. Hartstone ... sound consultant (as Graham Hartstone)
Dan Hayhurst ... sound demo: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Stevie Haywood ... sound recordist (as Steve Haywood)
Miia Jyrälä ... foley recordist: second unit & pick-ups (as Miia Nevalainen)
Tim Kirby ... original composed effects: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Heikki Kossi ... foley supervisor: second unit & pick-ups
Andrew Liles ... original composed effects: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Joe Maher ... re-recording engineer: second unit & pick-ups
Christer Melén ... sound effects editor: second unit & pick-ups / sound effects recordist: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Markus Moll ... re-recording mixer: second unit & pick-ups
Colin Potter ... original composed effects: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Jay Radosavljevic ... boom operator
Larry Sider ... sound consultant
Andy Stallabrass ... ADR mixer: second unit & pick-ups
Steven Stapleton ... sound effects recordist: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Roj Stevens ... sound demo: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Joakim Sundström ... supervising sound editor
Tamás Székely ... sound effects recordist: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Ruben Aguirre Barba ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Robert Karlsson ... dolby sound consultant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Andy Lowe ... special effects: projector

Visual Effects by

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Simone Coco ... compositor: Rushes Film&TV
Paul Jones ... VFX producer: Rushes Film&TV
Tim Sidell ... optical effects photography (as Tim Sidell-Rodríguez)

Stunts

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Rod Woodruff ... stunt co-ordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Sam Alberg ... best boy: desk operator
Gareth Brough ... practical electrician
Alex Brown ... additional electrician
Robbie Chapman ... camera assistant
Ashley Cutmore ... camera trainee: second unit & pick-ups
Rana Darwish ... clapper loader
Sean Davis ... electrician
Jack English ... unit stills
Márk Gyõri ... director of photography: mood reel: second unit & pick-ups
George Haldsworth ... electrician (as George Holdsworth)
Sam Heasman ... electrician
Jon Howard ... focus puller: second unit & pick-ups (as John Howard)
Anthony Hugill ... focus puller: second unit & pick-ups
Tony Kay ... focus puller: second unit & pick-ups
Andy Lowe ... gaffer
Bruno Martins ... electrician
Joseph Mastrangelo ... focus puller: second unit & pick-ups
Tom McFarling ... focus puller
Dan Norrish ... electrician
David Nye ... electrician (as Dave Nye)
Felix Pickles ... clapper loader: second unit & pick-ups
Jake Polonsky ... camera operator: second unit & pick-ups
James Ray Leary ... grip
Duncan Riedl ... electrician
Nick Rowson ... camera trainee: second unit & pick-ups
Chris Rusby ... grip
Tim Sidell ... camera operator: second unit & pick-ups (as Tim Sidell-Rodríguez)
Chris Stones ... best boy: rigging
Reuben Sutherland ... face photography: Equestrian Vortex
Marek Szold ... face photography: Equestrian Vortex / photography: behind the scenes
Simon Thorpe ... grip

Casting Department

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Shaheen Baig ... casting director: UK
Aisha Bywaters ... casting associate: UK (as Aisha Walters)
Beatrice Kruger ... casting director: Italy
Veronika Mancino ... casting assistant: Italy: FBI Casting S.r.l.
Layla Wolf-Zarpak ... casting assistant: UK (as Layla Merrick-Wolf)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Shahida Day ... wardrobe supervisor (as Shaida Day)
Jules Goldsmith ... costume assistant
Anna Reynolds ... costume assistant

Location Management

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Emma Woodcock ... location manager

Music Department

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Hugh Bean ... performed by: "The Lark Ascending"
Adrian Boult ... conducted by: "The Lark Ascending" (as Sir Adrian Boult)
Phil Canning ... music supervisor
Colin Fletcher ... licensed courtesy of: "Interculinary Dimension" (as Fletcher) / licensed courtesy of: "Peristaltic" (as Fletcher) / written by: "Interculinary Dimension" (as Fletcher) / written by: "Peristaltic" (as Fletcher)
Tim Kirby ... licensed courtesy of: "Interculinary Dimension" (as Kirby) / licensed courtesy of: "Peristaltic" (as Kirby) / written by: "Interculinary Dimension" (as Kirby) / written by: "Peristaltic" (as Kirby)
Luigi Nono ... performed by: "Musiche Per Manzu" / written by: "Musiche Per Manzu"
The Sonic Catering Band ... performed by: "Interculinary Dimension" / performed by: "Peristaltic"
Steven Stapleton ... written by: "Dada X" / written by: "Glory Hole"
Roj Stevens ... performed by: "Trance & Bilocation" (as Roj) / written by: "Trance & Bilocation" (as Richard Stevens)
Peter Strickland ... licensed courtesy of: "Interculinary Dimension" (as Strickland) / licensed courtesy of: "Peristaltic" (as Strickland) / written by: "Interculinary Dimension" (as Strickland) / written by: "Peristaltic" (as Strickland)
Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg ... performed by: "The Main Thing" / written by: "The Main Thing"
Ralph Vaughan Williams ... written by: "The Lark Ascending"
Nurse With Wound ... licensed courtesy of: "Dada X" / licensed courtesy of: "Glory Hole" / performed by: "Dada X" / performed by: "Glory Hole"

Script and Continuity Department

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Lola Dauda ... trainee script supervisor
Gladys San Juan ... trainee script supervisor
Marinella Setti ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Geraldine Atlee ... senior business affairs executive: UK Film Council
Nicky Ball ... crew & freelance development manager: Screen Yorkshire
Alistair Binnie-Lubbock ... floor runner
Sue Bruce-Smith ... head of commercial development: Film4
Eugenia Caruso ... ADR coach: Italy: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Tim Curtis ... legal services: Illumination Films
Claudia Duffy ... face: Equestrian Vortex
Zoe Flower ... unit publicist
Lizzie Francke ... senior production and development executive: UK Film Council
Federica Giudice ... translations: Italian
Jessica Guiffre ... ADR coach: Italy: Equestrian Vortex Sound
Mark Herbert ... CEO: Warp X
Patrick Hopkins ... EPK director
Chris Hordley ... production liaison manager: Screen Yorkshire
Jen Kenwood ... development assistant: Warp X
Orna Kustow ... translator: subtitling
Louise Long ... legal and business affairs: Film4
Massimo Marinoni ... ADR coach: Italy: Equestrian Vortex Sound (as Massimo Maronini)
Alex Marshall ... business affairs: Warp X
Rachel Martin ... production secretary
Natalia Mattielighova ... face: Equestrian Vortex
Keeley Naylor ... unit publicist
Lita O'Sullivan ... production accountant
Amanda Pyne ... production finance: UK Film Council
Jim Richardson ... head of production support: Screen Yorkshire
Joana Maria Schmitzer ... international liaison: Illumination Films (as Joana-Maria Schmitzer)
Luba Sefsikova ... face: Equestrian Vortex (as Luba Šefsikova)
Tanya Seghatchian ... head of the film fund: UK Film Council
Nicola Sersale ... assistant translator: Italian
Niall Shamma ... head of finance: Warp X
Joel Stokes ... assistant production co-ordinator
Mary Wednesday ... translator: subtitling
Kate Wilson ... legal services: Warp X
Marysia Wisniewska ... floor runner
Henry Witten ... production assistant
Boyd Britton ... director observer (uncredited)
Mel Churcher ... dialogue coach: Antonio Mancino (uncredited)
David Johnstone ... insurance services: Media Insurance Brokers (uncredited)
Dóra Nedeczky ... production coordinator: pre-production (uncredited)

Thanks

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Jim Backhouse ... thanks to
Linda Beath ... thanks to
Steve Beckett ... thanks to
Ian Benson ... thanks to
Ronald Bergan ... thanks to
Alessandro Bianco ... thanks to: Rossbin Records
Lisa Bines ... thanks to
Tim Burton ... thanks to: and the crew of Frankenweenie
Geoffrey Case ... thanks to
Teresa Cavina ... thanks to
Paul Collard ... thanks to
Claire Comiskey ... thanks to
Geoff Cox ... thanks to
Derek de Silva ... thanks to: and all the staff at: 3 Mills Studios
Marta Donzelli ... thanks to
Simon Field ... thanks to
Hana Geißendörfer ... thanks to (as Hana Geissendorfer)
Tudor Giurgiu ... thanks to
Giorgio Gosetti ... thanks to
János Hajdú ... thanks to
Ian Helliwell ... thanks to
Trish Keenan ... original music in memory of: 1968-2011
Philipp Kreuzer ... thanks to
Tony Lyons ... thanks to
Frédéric Maire ... thanks to
Manfred & Geert ... thanks to
Laura Marcellino ... thanks to
Zoltan Nagy ... thanks to
Ágnes Pajtók ... thanks
Martin Pike ... thanks to
Ferenc Pusztai ... thanks to: KMH Film
Zsolt Páll ... thanks to
Owen Reynolds ... thanks to
Mac Ruth ... thanks to
Ross Saunders ... thanks to
Jo Selby ... thanks to
Peter Selby ... thanks to
Bálint Seress ... thanks to (as Bálint Seres)
Zsolt Sores ... thanks to (as Zsolt Sőrés)
Andrew Starke ... thanks to: Mondo Macabro (as Andy Starke)
Rastislav Steranka ... thanks to
The Strickland Family ... thanks to (as Strickland Family)
Endre Szkárosi ... thanks to
Pete Tombs ... thanks to: Mondo Macabro
John Wyver ... thanks to

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Storyline

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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • 邪典录音室 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Студия звукозаписи 'Берберян' (Russia)
  • Berberian Sound Studio: La inquisición del sonido (Mexico)
  • O Som do Medo (Portugal)
  • バーバリアン怪奇映画特殊音響効果製作所 (Japan, Japanese title)
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Runtime
  • 92 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The title of the fictional studio refers to Cathy Berberian, the US soprano who married Luciano Berio, a pioneer of electronic music and a key influence on Strickland's film. See more »
Goofs At the very beginning of the film, Elena calls Francesco to announce Gilderoy's arrival at the studio. Although the film is set in Italy, when she picks up the phone a continuous dial tone is heard, which is normal for the US or UK; however, the actual dial tone would have sounded very differently in Italy, a country where the phone system has a very distinctive and non-continuous dial tone (consisting of a 425Hz tone with a duration of 0.6sec followed by a 1 second pause, followed by a 0.2 sec tone then a 0.2 sec pause, repeated in a loop until the first digit is dialed). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Top 10 Scary Movies to Watch If You Hate Horror (2023). See more »
Soundtracks Dada X See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits are actually put together of those from The Equestrian Vortex, the fictional horror flick that's going to be post-dubbed in the movie, with fast-cut animations, medieval depictions of hell, demons, naves, animal skeletons and tortured female faces, mostly red and black colored. See more »
Quotes Giancarlo Santini: Gilderoy, this is going to be a fantastic film. Brutal and honest. Nobody has seen this horror before.
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