Complete credited cast: | |||
Claudine Auger | ... | Renata Donati | |
Luigi Pistilli | ... | Alberto / Albert | |
Claudio Camaso | ... | Simone / Simon (as Claudio Volonté) | |
Anna Maria Rosati | ... | Laura (as Anna M. Rosati) | |
Chris Avram | ... | Franco Ventura / Frank Ventura | |
Leopoldo Trieste | ... | Paolo Fosatti / Paul Fosatti | |
Laura Betti | ... | Anna Fosatti | |
Brigitte Skay | ... | Louise / Brunhilde | |
Isa Miranda | ... | Countess Federica Donati | |
Paola Montenero | ... | Sylvie / Denise (as Paola Rubens) | |
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Guido Boccaccini | ... | Luca / Duke |
Roberto Bonanni | ... | Roberto / Bobby | |
Giovanni Nuvoletti | ... | Count Filippo Donati |
An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
A handicapped and wealthy countess, who owns the lands of a disputed bay, is hanged by her husband and he is immediately killed. The crime scene is forged to simulate a suicide of the old woman. Later, two young couples are murdered in the bay. The inheritors of the fortune of the countess want the possession of the place and kill each other, in a bloodshed bath in the area.
"Reazione a Catena" is a gory slash movie with a different characteristic: there is no serial killer, but almost a chain reaction of murders. The deaths are motivated by the greed of different persons, and their motives are based on the interest of the civil construction in the ecological area, and the reluctance of the elder countess in selling her property. None of the character is innocent, except the two young couples that arrive in wrong the place for fun. The camera, with many closes and movements, is quite different. The black humor is very sharp; most of the deaths are very original and the conclusion is silly. The copy of the Brazilian VHS is a little dark, but it is watchable. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Banho de Sangue" ("Blood Bath")
Note: On 06 July 2009, I saw this movie again on DVD.