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Smile Before Death

Original title: Il sorriso della iena
  • 19721972
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
403
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POPULARITY
15,805
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Smile Before Death (1972)
HorrorThriller
After the death of her mother under strange circumstances, a teenage girl quickly begins to suspect that her recently widowed stepfather may be involved.After the death of her mother under strange circumstances, a teenage girl quickly begins to suspect that her recently widowed stepfather may be involved.After the death of her mother under strange circumstances, a teenage girl quickly begins to suspect that her recently widowed stepfather may be involved.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
403
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,805
2,024
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    • Director
      • Silvio Amadio
    • Writers
      • Silvio Amadio(story)
      • Francesco Di Dio
      • Francesco Merli(story)
    • Stars
      • Jenny Tamburi
      • Silvano Tranquilli
      • Rosalba Neri
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    • Director
      • Silvio Amadio
    • Writers
      • Silvio Amadio(story)
      • Francesco Di Dio
      • Francesco Merli(story)
    • Stars
      • Jenny Tamburi
      • Silvano Tranquilli
      • Rosalba Neri
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    • 16User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Rosalba Neri in Smile Before Death (1972)
    Zora Gheorgieva in Smile Before Death (1972)
    Zora Gheorgieva, Hiram Keller, and Rosalba Neri in Smile Before Death (1972)
    Rosalba Neri and Jenny Tamburi in Smile Before Death (1972)

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    Jenny Tamburi
    Jenny Tamburi
    • Dorothy
    • (as Luciana Della Robbia)
    • …
    Silvano Tranquilli
    Silvano Tranquilli
    • Marco…
    Rosalba Neri
    Rosalba Neri
    • Gianna…
    Hiram Keller
    Hiram Keller
    • Dorothy's Lover
    • (as Hyram Keller)
    Dana Ghia
    Dana Ghia
    • Magda…
    Zora Gheorgieva
    • Dorothy…
    Luigi Antonio Guerra
    • Giovanni
    • (as Luigi Guerra)
    Fabio Garriba
    Barbara Bouchet
    Barbara Bouchet
    • Party guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Silvio Amadio
    • Writers
      • Silvio Amadio(story)
      • Francesco Di Dio
      • Francesco Merli(story)
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    • Trivia
      Italian censorship visa # 60245 delivered on 20-4-1972.
    • Quotes

      Giovanni: Corpses are like guests; they stink after three days.

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    8/10
    A worthy entry to this most histrionic of iconoclastic, bombastic film idioms!
    The sinfully slinky 'Smile Before Death' aka 'Il Sorriso della iena' (1972) remains a bizarrely under scrutinized, salaciously saucy slasher from cult Italian film-maker, Silvio 'Amuck!' Amadio. This deliciously deviant, unjustly obscure, sublimely sexy, full-bloodied, sensuously soft-bodied Giallo features that deliciously divine brunette Rosalba Neri, the wickedly sultry queen of B-Movie scream and hellaciously hunky, Hiram Keller as a voluptuously-villainous duo plotting to do most grievous harm to the stepdaughter of Hiram's resolutely ill-minded character.

    Bravura genre director Silvio Amadio's breezily stylish and frequently raunchy follow-up to "Amuck!" is fulsomely engorged with giddy plot twists, plentifully lurid stalk an' slash, and is busily replete with the ubiquitous "shock" ending rabid Gialli/thriller fans so ardently crave! 'Smile before Death' is most certainly guaranteed to amuse and bemuse in equally confounding measure, and remains an entirely worthy entry to this most histrionic of iconoclastic, bombastic film idioms. This gorgeous Giallo's relative rarity is wholly undeserved and one sincerely hopes that eventually it will soon get a glisteringly-restored Italian language, UK-friendly, feature-loaded DVD/Blu-ray release that this tremendously exciting thriller so earnestly deserves!
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    • Release date
      • May 4, 1972 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Ölmeden Önce Gülümse
    • Production companies
      • Condor International Productions
      • Domizia Cinematografica
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      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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