Tenebrae

Original title: Tenebre

19821982
RR
1h 41min

Tenebre (1982)

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Horror Mystery Thriller

An American writer in Rome is stalked and harassed by a serial killer who is murdering everyone associated with his work on his latest book.An American writer in Rome is stalked and harassed by a serial killer who is murdering everyone associated with his work on his latest book.An American writer in Rome is stalked and harassed by a serial killer who is murdering everyone associated with his work on his latest book.

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Anthony Franciosa in Tenebre (1982)

Daria Nicolodi in Tenebre (1982)

Director
- Dario Argento
Writer
- Dario Argento(story) (screenplay)
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With Argento's trademark visual style, linked with one of his more coherent plots, Tenebrae follows a writer who arrives to Rome only to find somebody is using his novels as the inspiration (and, occasionally, the means) of committing murder. As the death toll mounts the police are ever baffled, and the writer becomes more closely linked to the case than is comfortable. —David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>

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Taglines
- From The Undisputed Master Of The Macabre...
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
In Germany, the film is still banned after 25 years of its release. The film has never been released uncut in Germany and according to the FSK (the official censorship in Germany), it never will.

Goofs
On the telephone, the killer tells Peter Neal that "you wrote those words, page 46," but in fact the words quoted would have had to be on an odd-numbered page of the book TENEBRAE, given the placement of the text we see in the opening sequence.

Quotes
Peter Neal: Let me ask you something? If someone is killed with a Smith & Wesson revolver... Do you go and interview the president of Smith & Wesson?

Crazy credits
Anne's screams continue even as the ending credits roll.

Alternate versions
The U.S. Mill Creek Entertainment DVD release under the title "Unsane" is listed as the 110 minute version. However, the version on the disc is pan-and-scanned, heavily edited and runs a little over 90 minutes.

Connections
Featured in O erotas tou Odyssea (1984)

Soundtracks
Take Me Tonight
Performed by Kim Wilde

Top review

8/10

Peaceful to watch oldies

This is a great weird wild Dario Argento film as with most of his work! I put on Shudder live slashics and quite enjoyed this gruesome run around mystery whacky foreign horror, I don't have much else to say, cool movie for sure!

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Release date
- February 17, 1984 (United States)
Country of origin
- Italy
Languages
- Italian
- Spanish
Also known as
- Tenebre
Filming locations
- Viale Perù, 40 00060 Le Rughe RM, Formello, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Production company
- Sigma Cinematografica Roma
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Runtime
- 1h 41min
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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