Italy,
1971, 84 min
(Alternative: 76 min)
Directed by:
Mario BavaScreenplay:
Mario BavaCinematography:
Mario BavaComposer:
Stelvio CiprianiCast:
Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Chris Avram, Brigitte Skay, Isa Miranda, Renato Cestiè, Leopoldo Trieste, Laura Betti, Paola Montenero (more)VOD (3)
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A family's murderous battle over some bayfront property is the subject of director Mario Bava's bloody horror-thriller, which many have cited as the grandfather of the modern slasher film. Claudine Auger is the scheming daughter of a murdered Countess; her staged suicide forms the basis of the film's plot. In a seemingly unrelated subplot, four hippies arrive in a dune buggy led by Brigitte Skay, who dances the Shake and swims naked before having her throat hacked open with a machete. Skay's boyfriend has his face chopped with the same machete and the other couple has a spear thrust through their bodies as they make love. (Arrow Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Sitges Film Festival
- 1971 - Best Special Effects
Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival
- 1973 - Carlo Rambaldi (Best Special Effects)
- 1973 - Mario Bava (Grand Prize)