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Black Belly of the Tarantula

Original title: La tarantola dal ventre nero
  • 1971
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 29m
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6.3/10
3.5K
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Barbara Bach in Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
A series of victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open, much in the same way tarantulas are killed by the black wasp. The victims all seem to have a connection with a spa.
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A series of victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open, much in the same way tarantulas are killed by the black wasp. The victims all seem to have a connection with a spa.A series of victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open, much in the same way tarantulas are killed by the black wasp. The victims all seem to have a connection with a spa.A series of victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open, much in the same way tarantulas are killed by the black wasp. The victims all seem to have a connection with a spa.

  • Director
    • Paolo Cavara
  • Writers
    • Marcello Danon
    • Lucile Laks
  • Stars
    • Giancarlo Giannini
    • Claudine Auger
    • Barbara Bouchet
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    3.5K
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    • Director
      • Paolo Cavara
    • Writers
      • Marcello Danon
      • Lucile Laks
    • Stars
      • Giancarlo Giannini
      • Claudine Auger
      • Barbara Bouchet
    • 55User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
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    Barbara Bach and Barbara Bouchet in Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
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    Barbara Bach in Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
    Claudine Auger and Barbara Bach in Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
    Ezio Marano in Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
    Claudine Auger and Eleonora Giorgi in Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
    Eleonora Giorgi and Eugene Walter in Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
    Giancarlo Prete in Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
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    Giancarlo Giannini
    Giancarlo Giannini
    • Inspector Tellini
    Claudine Auger
    Claudine Auger
    • Laura
    Barbara Bouchet
    Barbara Bouchet
    • Maria Zani
    Rossella Falk
    Rossella Falk
    • Franca Valentino
    Silvano Tranquilli
    Silvano Tranquilli
    • Paolo Zani
    Annabella Incontrera
    Annabella Incontrera
    • Mirta Ricci
    Ezio Marano
    • Masseur
    Barbara Bach
    Barbara Bach
    • Jenny
    Stefania Sandrelli
    Stefania Sandrelli
    • Anna Tellini
    Giancarlo Prete
    Giancarlo Prete
    • Mario
    Anna Saia
    • Maria's friend
    Eugene Walter
    • Ginetto, the waiter
    • (as Walter Eugene)
    Nino Vingelli
    Nino Vingelli
    • Inspector Di Giacomo
    Daniele Dublino
    Daniele Dublino
    • Entomologist
    Giuseppe Fortis
    • Psychiatrist
    Guerrino Crivello
    • Informer
    Fulvio Mingozzi
    • Surgeon
    Giorgio Dolfin
    • Policeman
    • Director
      • Paolo Cavara
    • Writers
      • Marcello Danon
      • Lucile Laks
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    • Trivia
      Three Bond girls appeared in this film. They were 1. Claudine Auger, who had the female lead in Thunderball (1965). 2. Barbara Bach, who went on to have the female lead in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). 3. Barbara Bouchet, who appeared in Casino Royale (1967). The first two appeared in Eon Bond movies, while the third appeared in a non Eon Bond movie which was a spoof.
    • Goofs
      The scientist who is arrested for drug smuggling refers to the tarantula as an insect. Spiders have 8 legs and belong to the class of arachnids. No scientist would make such an error.
    • Quotes

      Maria Zani: Why call me a nymphomaniac? That's the way it always goes!

      [screams]

      Maria Zani: Ah!

      [gasps as Paolo slaps her]

      Maria Zani: Ah!

      Paolo Zani: You're no nymphomaniac! Whore is more like it--more accurate.

    • Connections
      Featured in Celluloid Bloodbath: More Prevues from Hell (2012)

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    7/10
    Does the job for me
    In 1999, these films were impossible to get a hold of, and you had to look hard to find someone who would sell you them on the grey market. It is for this reason that my mate Marco and me found ourselves in the back room of some video store on Ingram Street, Glasgow city centre, staring into a filing cabinet jam packed with video nasties, category 3 Hong Kong films, and otherwise unavailable films like this. Marco bought this one. I watched the first five minutes and decided it looked boring, little knowing how obsessed by these films I'd be in a few years time. Also, I had no idea how bald I would become. And I didn't know YouTube would exist either. We were all young and naïve back then.

    If there was a generic starters pack for giallo newbies I'd definitely include this one. It's a straightforward giallo plot as in it has one masked/gloved/hatted killer, plenty of suspects, a couple of red herrings, a clue at the start of the film, quirky characters, nudity and a bit of gore. It doesn't deviate from the formula but it's a good film anyway, thanks to Ennio Morricone's music, the lovely cinematography, and some good moustache action from Giacarlo Giannini.

    It all starts off with Barbara Bouchet (a Bond girl) getting a nude massage from a blind guy and then getting into a fight with her husband because someone's sent him a nude picture of her with a mystery man. Next thing you know some gloved killer has paralysed her with a needle, then cut her open while she can only watch in horror.

    Depressed policeman Giancarlo Giannini (whose eccentric wife has sold all the furniture in the house!) is on the case, and thinks the husband did it, but when another victim appears and he uncovers a drug smuggling ring into the bargain, things heat up a bit. It doesn't help that he's the laughing stock of the force when the killer plants some evidence that turns out to be a covertly made film of the policeman and his wife in bed.

    There's a neat rooftop chase in this one too, and although it's a case of one killer all the way through, it makes for a good journey all the way through, thanks to appearances by Claudine Auger (a Bond girl) and Barbara Bach (a Bond girl) and Giancarlo Prete (not a Bond girl). There's also the requisite scene in a fashion store amongst mannequins that these films seem to require by law.
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    • Release date
      • June 9, 1972 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Strele otrovnog pauka
    • Filming locations
      • Roma, Lazio, Italy(location)
    • Production companies
      • Da.Ma. Cinematografica
      • Production Artistique et Cinématographique (PAC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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