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Torso

Original title: I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale
  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
7.2K
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Torso (1973)
"HE'LL LOVE YOU – TO PIECES!"
From Sergio Martino, director of the stylish All The Colors of the Dark and the truly disturbing Mountain Of The Cannibal God, comes this fine gem of a slasher giallo that sits well up there with the best from Bava (Mario!) and Argento.

Delicious students, who we can only assume are studying for a masters degree in stripping, head off for a vacation to a location remote enough to ensure undisturbed carnage should a killer be lurking nearbyÂ…

Luckily for fans of psycho sexual thrillers a black gloved saw-wielding nutter has followed them to their bordello of nudity and soon starts effective slayer multi-tasking by molesting and mutilating his way through a cast of fine beauties including the ever delicious Suzy Kendall!

TORSO (cert. 18) is released uncut (for the first time in the UK) on DVD by Shameless Screen Entertainment. The film will be presented remastered in 1.85:1 with English 2.0 sound. Also included on the disc is a Shameless original trailer gallery.
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A string of appalling lust murders shocks the University of Perugia as a sadistic serial killer strangles to death beautiful college girls with a red and black scarf.A string of appalling lust murders shocks the University of Perugia as a sadistic serial killer strangles to death beautiful college girls with a red and black scarf.A string of appalling lust murders shocks the University of Perugia as a sadistic serial killer strangles to death beautiful college girls with a red and black scarf.

  • Director
    • Sergio Martino
  • Writers
    • Sergio Martino
    • Ernesto Gastaldi
  • Stars
    • Suzy Kendall
    • Tina Aumont
    • Luc Merenda
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    7.2K
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    • Director
      • Sergio Martino
    • Writers
      • Sergio Martino
      • Ernesto Gastaldi
    • Stars
      • Suzy Kendall
      • Tina Aumont
      • Luc Merenda
    • 92User reviews
    • 141Critic reviews
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    Suzy Kendall
    Suzy Kendall
    • Jane
    Tina Aumont
    Tina Aumont
    • Daniela Anselmi
    Luc Merenda
    Luc Merenda
    • Roberto
    John Richardson
    John Richardson
    • Franz
    Roberto Bisacco
    Roberto Bisacco
    • Stefano Vanzi
    Ernesto Colli
    Ernesto Colli
    • Gianni Tomasso, the scarf vendor
    Angela Covello
    Angela Covello
    • Katia
    Carla Brait
    Carla Brait
    • Ursula
    Conchita Airoldi
    Conchita Airoldi
    • Carol Peterson
    • (as Cristina Airoldi)
    Patrizia Adiutori
    Patrizia Adiutori
    • Florence Heineken
    Luciano Bartoli
    Luciano Bartoli
    • Motorcycle guy #1
    Gianni Greco
    • Motorcycle guy #2
    Luciano De Ambrosis
    • Inspector Martino
    Enrico DiMarco
    • Village idiot
    Giorgio Dolfin
    • Slim boy in the village
    Carlo Alighiero
    Carlo Alighiero
    • Uncle Nino
    Vincenzo Crocitti
    • Delivery man
    Luca Bonicalzi
    • Truck Driver
    • Director
      • Sergio Martino
    • Writers
      • Sergio Martino
      • Ernesto Gastaldi
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    • Trivia
      The film was highly censored in English language countries. Because of this, parts of the English dub do not exist for the film. On uncut DVDs, these scenes are played with their original Italian language track and English subtitles.
    • Goofs
      Car lights are turned off behind the girl who is standing in front of it. She immediately turns around, but there is no one around or in the car. In such short time, no human being would be able to disappear.
    • Quotes

      Franz: Death is the keeper of secrets.

    • Alternate versions
      The uncut version has been released by Anchor Bay Entertainment in widescreen and runs a couple of minutes longer.
    • Connections
      Featured in Mad Ron's Prevues from Hell (1987)

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    8/10
    A great giallo film and definitely an influential work...
    With a title like 'Torso' one would expect this Italian horror film to either be very bloody or very lurid. In this case, it's both.

    Murders at a Rome college forces a group of lady friends to retreat to an isolated house in the hills. But little do they know the killer has followed them...

    While director Sergio Martino isn't Dario Argento or Mario Bava his direction in this film is pretty well done. He makes the most of a simple storyline with some lush filming locations, solid scenes of tight suspense, and an all-around attractive cast. Particularly great is the beautifully atmospheric stalking sequence with Carol in the woods, as well as the highly intense scene where Jane must hide from the killer while he dismembers one of her friends. This effort will be most entertaining to the exploitation fans, as the film has plenty of female nudity and the occasional bit of gore.

    The cast is fairly decent, Suzy Kendall is the biggest stand-out though as a young woman trapped by the killer.

    Over all a good horror effort that would later influence the slasher genre. Torso isn't for all tastes, but for the game giallo or slasher fan it's a great treat.

    *** out of ****
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    • Release date
      • March 21, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Bodies Show Traces of Carnal Violence
    • Filming locations
      • Tagliacozzo, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
    • Production company
      • Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $735,550
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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