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The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh

Original title: Lo strano vizio della signora Wardh
  • 1971
  • R
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
5.1K
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The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
A ‘violent masterpiece’ directed by Sergio Martino (Torso)

An ambassador's wife discovers that one of the men in her life - either her husband, an ex-lover or her current lover - may be a vicious serial killer. This beautiful hypnotic film depicts a series of grisly murders, the victims of which all have some con
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An ambassador's wife discovers that one of the men in her life - either her husband, an ex-lover or her current lover - may be a vicious serial killer.An ambassador's wife discovers that one of the men in her life - either her husband, an ex-lover or her current lover - may be a vicious serial killer.An ambassador's wife discovers that one of the men in her life - either her husband, an ex-lover or her current lover - may be a vicious serial killer.

  • Director
    • Sergio Martino
  • Writers
    • Eduardo Manzanos
    • Ernesto Gastaldi
    • Vittorio Caronia
  • Stars
    • George Hilton
    • Edwige Fenech
    • Conchita Airoldi
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    5.1K
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    • Director
      • Sergio Martino
    • Writers
      • Eduardo Manzanos
      • Ernesto Gastaldi
      • Vittorio Caronia
    • Stars
      • George Hilton
      • Edwige Fenech
      • Conchita Airoldi
    • 59User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    George Hilton
    George Hilton
    • George Corro
    Edwige Fenech
    Edwige Fenech
    • Julie Wardh
    Conchita Airoldi
    Conchita Airoldi
    • Carol Brandt
    • (as Cristina Airoldi)
    Manuel Gil
    Manuel Gil
    • Dr. Arbe
    • (as Manuel Gill)
    Carlo Alighiero
    Carlo Alighiero
    • Commissioner
    Ivan Rassimov
    Ivan Rassimov
    • Jean
    Alberto de Mendoza
    Alberto de Mendoza
    • Neil Wardh
    Bruno Corazzari
    Bruno Corazzari
    • Killer
    Marella Corbi
    • Victim who escapes from the killer
    Miguel del Castillo
    • Spanish Doctor
    Luis de Tejada
    • The inspector
    Brizio Montinaro
    Brizio Montinaro
    • Ospite Al party
    Anne Pouchie
    • Victim in the shower
    • (as Pouchie)
    Mira Vidotto
    • Cameriera Della Wardh
    Letizia Lehir
    Letizia Lehir
    • Killed prostitute
    • (uncredited)
    Giuseppe Marrocco
    • Neighbor
    • (uncredited)
    Francesco Narducci
    • Police Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    Oscar Sciamanna
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sergio Martino
    • Writers
      • Eduardo Manzanos
      • Ernesto Gastaldi
      • Vittorio Caronia
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The film was refused a UK cinema certificate in 1971 and passed uncut for DVD in 2011.
    • Goofs
      When Julie hears the bellboy knock at the apartment door, she puts on a blue bathrobe without a belt. When she looks through the peephole to see who it is, she is wearing the same bathrobe, but as soon as she opens the door the robe has suddenly acquired a belt.
    • Quotes

      George Corro: My specialty is courting ladies in the presence of their husbands.

    • Crazy credits
      "The very fact that the commandment says "do not kill" makes us aware and convinced that we are descended from an unbroken chain of generations of assassins, for whom the love of murder was in their blood, as it is perhaps in ours." - Sigmund Freud
    • Alternate versions
      This was released at least twice on VHS in the United States. The version called Next Victim (box claims it runs 87 minutes) is quite different than the version released as Blade of The Ripper (box claims it runs 83 minutes). The film was shot in widescreen 2:35 and neither is letterboxed. The version released as Next Victim has had all of the nudity edited out of it. Blade of the Ripper has had the opening titles and several other sequences removed entirely, which accounts for the short running time.
    • Connections
      Featured in Through the Keyhole: An Interview with Sergio Martino (2015)

    User reviews59

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    7/10
    Among the best in my opinion
    Sergio Martino's "Lo Strano vizio della Signora Wardh" (1970) is a welcome addition to the list of giallos that had remained long unseen for me. Martino has done some of the most interesting of the 70's exploitation cinema (like "Torso" and "Mountain of the Cannibal God") and also an interesting spaghetti western "Mannaja." The giallo hasn't as hard-to-follow and confusing plot as it could have, there are not too many characters which makes their efforts and plot turns easy to follow. The story is simple and involves strange murders closely related to beautiful Wardh lady. There are some masterfully constructed mystery / giallo segments that look no less ambitious than those of Dario Argento. I mean mostly the garage scene and the "gas" scene near the end. These build the suspense well and involve the audience much better than some of the more gore-oriented works of the genre. Martino's film has also some stylish and violent murders but fortunately he didn't concentrate only on them. The locations are simply stunning, and the end twist is surprising and certainly original in my opinion. I think this is among the best of the giallo genre, on the same level with Mario Bava's "Blood and Black Lace", the films by Argento and Tonino Valerii's "My Dear Killer", for example, to name just a few.
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    • Bogey Man
    • Dec 28, 2004

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    • Release date
      • August 13, 1971 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Spain
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Blade of the Ripper
    • Filming locations
      • Sitges, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Devon Film
      • Copercines, Cooperativa Cinematográfica
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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