Tutti i colori del buio (1972)

A woman recovering from a car accident in which she lost her unborn child finds herself pursued by a coven of devil worshipers.

Director:

Sergio Martino

Writers:

Santiago Moncada (story), Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay)

Stars:

George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Ivan Rassimov

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Hilton	...	Richard Steele
Edwige Fenech	...	Jane Harrison
Ivan Rassimov	...	Mark Cogan
Julián Ugarte	...	J.P. McBrian
George Rigaud	...	Dr. Burton
Maria Cumani Quasimodo	...	Elderly Neighbor
Nieves Navarro	...	Barbara Harrison (as Susan Scott)
Marina Malfatti	...	Celia Morgan / Mary Weil
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Francis Clay (as Alan Collins)
Dominique Boschero	...	Jane's Mother
Lisa Leonardi	...	Girl with dog
Renato Chiantoni	...	Mr. Main
Tom Felleghy	...	Inspector Smith
Vera Drudi	...	Nightmare Woman
Carla Mancini

Storyline

Jane lives in London with Richard, her boyfriend. When she was five, her mother was murdered, and she recently lost a baby in a car crash. She's plagued by nightmares of a knife-wielding, blue-eyed man. Richard, a pharmaceutical salesman, thinks the cure is vitamins; Jane's sister Barbara, who works for a psychiatrist, recommends analysis; a neighbor Jane's just met promises that if Jane participates in a Black Mass, all her fears will disappear. Jane tries the Mass, but it seems to bring her nightmares to life. Is there any way out for her short of death or a living Hell?

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Plot Keywords:

giallo | italian horror | italian cinema | spanish horror | spanish cinema | 

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Taglines:

PERKINS... he worked in an everyday job, doing everyday things, never dreaming that overnight he'd be ONE OF THEM!

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy Spain

Language:

Italian Spanish

Release Date:

13 August 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

They're Coming to Get You

Filming Locations:

Kenilworth Court, Lower Richmond Road, Putney, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lea Cinematografica, National Cinematografica, Astro C.C.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 59784 delivered on 24-2-1972.

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Quotes

Jane Harrison: I got frightened. A strange guy tried to follow me all the way home.
Mary Weil: I'm frightened that the time will come when a man won't follow me home.
Jane Harrison: I'm afraid this one was a maniac.
Mary Weil: Strange men have been following women since the Stone Age, Jane.

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Connections

Referenced in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)

User Reviews

A jumble

This movie has nothing to do with "Rosemary's baby" ;please do not compare a third-rate horror movie with Polanski's masterwork.The movie actually predates a scene in another Polanski movie,but not one of his best,"the ninth gate" where you can find a "satanic ceremony " as the one depicted in "tutti colori del buio" .More ,it predates the "initiation ceremony" and the orgy Tom Cruise goes thru in Kubrik's "eyes wide shut".Predating scenes from two first-rate directors is no small feat,after all...

But the movie is a jumble,mixing thriller elements with sex,orgies,sorcery,sects ,with a "list of Adrian Messenger" (Huston) rip-off for the "explanation" ,and Dario Argento influence galore.But the directing cannot hold a candle to Argento's much debated but effective style.An awful score ,aping Argento again ruins all the so-called suspense.Poor actors ,often coming from photo love stories (Hilton,Rassimov) and an actress famous for her appalling farces cannot sustain interest.