Operazione paura (1966)

Voti degli utenti:

7.2/10   

Regista:

Mario Bava

Scrittori:

Romano Migliorini (story) &
Roberto Natale (story) ...

Data di uscita:

8 ottobre 1968 (USA)

Genere:

Horror | Mystery

Plot:

Dr. Eswai is called by Inspector Kruger to a small village to perform an autopsy on a woman who has died under suspicious circumstances...

Plot Keywords:

Witch | Ghost | Baroness | Beautiful Woman | Gothic

Recensioni degli utenti:

This impressive Gothic chiller is further proof of Mario Bava's brilliance!

Cast

Giacomo Rossi-Stuart	...	Dr. Paul Eswai
Erika Blanc	...	Monica Schuftan
Fabienne Dali	...	Ruth (the sorceress)
Piero Lulli	...	Insp. Kruger
Luciano Catenacci	...	Karl (the burgomeister) (as Max Lawrence)
Micaela Esdra	...	Nadienne
Franca Dominici	...	Martha
Giuseppe Addobbati	...	Innkeeper
Mirella Pamphili	...	Irena Hollander
Valeria Valeri	...	Melissa Graps
Giovanna Galletti	...	Baroness Graps (as Giana Vivaldi)

Alias:

Curse of the Dead (UK)
Curse of the Living Dead (USA) (reissue title)
Don't Walk in the Park
Kill Baby, Kill (USA)
Kill, Baby... Kill! (USA)
Operation Fear

Durata:

85 min | USA:75 min (1972 reissue) | USA:83 min

Nazionalità:

Italy

Lingua:

Italiano

Colore:

Colore (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Divieti:

UK:15 | Australia:M | Germany:16 (DVD) | Italy:VM14 | USA:PG

Luoghi riprese:

Titanus Appia Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Compagnia:

FUL Films

Curiosità:

Two weeks into filming, the producers ran out of money. Director Mario Bava and the cast agreed to finish the film without pay.

Collegamenti:

incluso in Rachel's Attic (2002)

This impressive Gothic chiller is further proof of Mario Bava's brilliance!

I was fortunate to see the original Italian version of 'Kill, Baby..Kill!' last night, with subtitles and not dubbing. Some of the dubbed versions of 60s and 70s European horror movies available, by Bava, Argento, Franco, Rollin and other notable directors, are badly done and make the movies seem silly and amateurish, so I was very glad to see this in its original language. I don't think this movie is as impressive as Bava's classic 'Black Sunday', but it is an excellent Gothic chiller full of atmosphere and style. Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, from the underrated Vincent Price post-apocalyptic thriller 'The Last Man On Earth', plays a doctor sent to perform an autopsy on a woman who has died mysteriously. The villagers are cagey and uncooperative, and he soon finds himself in the middle of similar unexplained deaths which seem to have some connection with the nearby Villa Graps. The lovely Erika Blanc ('The Devil's Nightmare') plays the doctor's love interest, and the sexy Fabienne Dali a local witch. Martin Scorsese has admitted that this movie was an inspiration for one sequence in his 'The Last Temptation Of Christ', and Tim Burton is a card carrying Bava nut ('Sleepy Hollow' is as much a homage to Bava's work as that of Hammer studios). With each Bava movie I see I am further convinced he is quite possibly the most underrated director in movie history. Why he is not a household name is difficult to fathom. Put this one on your "must see" list, directly behind 'Black Sunday' and 'Lisa And The Devil'!