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The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh

Original title: Lo strano vizio della signora Wardh
  • 19711971
  • RR
  • 1h 21m
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6.9/10
4.7K
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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.
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4.7K
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  • Director
    • Sergio Martino
  • Writers
    • Eduardo Manzanos(original story)
    • Ernesto Gastaldi(screenplay)
    • Vittorio Caronia(screenplay collaborator)
  • Stars
    • George Hilton
    • Edwige Fenech
    • Conchita Airoldi
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  • Director
    • Sergio Martino
  • Writers
    • Eduardo Manzanos(original story)
    • Ernesto Gastaldi(screenplay)
    • Vittorio Caronia(screenplay collaborator)
  • Stars
    • George Hilton
    • Edwige Fenech
    • Conchita Airoldi
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    • 56User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
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    Conchita Airoldi in The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
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    Marella Corbi in The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
    Edwige Fenech in The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
    Edwige Fenech in The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)

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    George Hilton
    George Hilton
    • George Corroas George Corro
    Edwige Fenech
    Edwige Fenech
    • Julie Wardhas Julie Wardh
    Conchita Airoldi
    Conchita Airoldi
    • Carol Brandtas Carol Brandt
    • (as Cristina Airoldi)
    Manuel Gil
    Manuel Gil
    • Dr. Arbeas Dr. Arbe
    • (as Manuel Gill)
    Carlo Alighiero
    Carlo Alighiero
    • Commissioneras Commissioner
    Ivan Rassimov
    Ivan Rassimov
    • Jeanas Jean
    Alberto de Mendoza
    Alberto de Mendoza
    • Neil Wardhas Neil Wardh
    Bruno Corazzari
    Bruno Corazzari
    • Killeras Killer
    Marella Corbi
    • Victim who escapes from the killeras Victim who escapes from the killer
    Miguel del Castillo
    • Spanish Doctoras Spanish Doctor
    Luis de Tejada
    • The inspectoras The inspector
    Brizio Montinaro
    Brizio Montinaro
    • Ospite Al partyas Ospite Al party
    Pouchi
    • Victim in the showeras Victim in the shower
    • (as Pouchie)
    Mira Vidotto
    • Cameriera Della Wardhas Cameriera Della Wardh
    Letizia Lehir
    Letizia Lehir
    • Killed prostituteas Killed prostitute
    • (uncredited)
    Giuseppe Marrocco
    • Neighboras Neighbor
    • (uncredited)
    Francesco Narducci
    • Police Photographeras Police Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    Oscar Sciamanna
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sergio Martino
    • Writers
      • Eduardo Manzanos(original story) (screenplay)
      • Ernesto Gastaldi(screenplay)
      • Vittorio Caronia(screenplay collaborator)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details 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 reviews56

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    8/10
    A Very Fine Giallo...And Ooooh, That Edwige!
    My old buddy Rob, who knows more about "psychotronic" movies than anybody I know, recently e-mailed me to rave about a film he'd just seen, "The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh" (1970). He urged me to put this Italian thriller, of the kind nowadays called "giallo," on my list of films to rent. Well, I'd never heard of this movie before, and my list of films to rent right now is pretty darn long, but, believing that there's always room for giallo (ouch!), I put it right at the top of my rental list, and boy, am I ever glad I did! "Mrs. Wardh" turns out to be a very suspenseful, stylish, sexy and violent thriller that really does keep you guessing. In it, Edwige Fenech plays the wife of a stockbroker, living in Austria, who becomes the target of a serial slasher (as has been pointed out elsewhere, those giallo killers really do seem to gravitate toward the ol' straight-edge razor, for some reason). I hadn't seen Ms. Fenech in anything before, but can understand now why she is such a beloved cult actress in Europe. She is remarkably attractive in this film, at 22 years of age, and a modern-day interview with the actress, included on this DVD from the fine folks at No Shame, reveals that she is, astonishingly, still quite beautiful today, 35 years later. Anyway, besides Fenech's exquisite presence, this film boasts gorgeous location shooting in Vienna and Sitges (near Barcelona), Spain, as well as trippy background music that will haunt your memory for days. The film is atmospheric as can be and has been directed with style to spare by Sergio Martino. I guarantee you won't foresee any of the twists and turns that this ingeniously plotted film dishes out. It's a real winner. Thanks, Rob!
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    • ferbs54
    • Apr 18, 2006

    Details

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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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