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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Cristina Marsillach | ... | Betty | |
| Ian Charleson | ... | Marco | |
| Urbano Barberini | ... | Inspector Alan Santini | |
| Daria Nicolodi | ... | Mira | |
| Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni | ... | Giulia | |
| Antonella Vitale | ... | Marion | |
| William McNamara | ... | Stefano | |
| Barbara Cupisti | ... | Signora Albertini | |
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Antonino Iuorio | ... | Baddini (as Antonio Juorio) |
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Carola Stagnaro | ... | Alma's mother |
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Francesca Cassola | ... | Alma |
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Maurizio Garrone | ... | Maurizio, the raven trainer |
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Cristina Giachino | ... | Maria, the assistant director |
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György Gyõriványi | ... | Miro |
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Bjorn Hammer | ... | Cop #1 |
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A young opera singer (Betty) gets her big chance when the previous star of a production of Verdi's Macbeth is run over by a car. Convinced the opera is bad luck she accepts, and becomes the target (in Argento's unmistakable style) of a psychopath - a man she has been dreaming of since childhood. Written by David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>
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ItalyLanguage:
ItalianRelease Date:
19 December 1987 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
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$8,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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ADC Films, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana See more »
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by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor
By Arrangement with Ripple Music Ltd.
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Originally, Columbia Pictures intended to release the film theatrically in Germany in 1988 but after the FSK (Official German Censorship) demanded to cut out almost 25 minutes, mostly violence (among others the two scenes with Betty wearing the needles), it was released straight to VHS, even though a theatrical release has already been announced. See more »Goofs
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No matter how much it hurts me to say this,the movie is not as good as it could have been.Maybe I was misled by the countless exaggerated reviews here on IMDb,but I expected so much more...
Sure,the idea is a good one,the violent scenes and the camera-work are outstanding,the imagination of genius Dario is breathtaking, but the movie is "soiled" by a couple of mistakes that I find unforgivable. First of all, am I one of the few people who feel that the Heavy Metal music played in the most intense scenes simply rips the atmosphere apart??? With a different kind of music (Goblin????) during the "needle" scenes,it would have been SOOOO intense!... Instead,the soundtrack destroys any chance for tension... Secondly, the final killing scene and the last few moments of the movie are simply silly and uninspired. I don't want to say "amateurish", cause I love Argento's movies.The ending left me feeling empty.Talk about a final impression! This is hardly what happens in most of Dario's films! Though,admittedly,Suspiria also suffers from a rushed finale (even if most of it is brilliant)....
In short,watch this movie,try to make the most of its good points,but be prepared for some bad ones as well. This is NOT a perfect movie by ANY means.