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Summary
A mother so insanely overprotective of her grown son decides to make a deal with death by offering alternate victims plucked from among her fellow tenants in a 1938 Italian apartment building.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 55
Letterboxd · 562 ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.3
Audience score33%
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109112Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
Released
1977
November 24, 1977
49 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerHorrorComedyLanguage
Italian
Original language
Made in
- Italy
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
20 of 20
Shelley WintersLea
Max von SydowLisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal
Renato PozzettoStella Kraus / Carabiniere
Alberto LionelloBerta Maner / Banker
Laura AntonelliSandra
Mario ScacciaRosario
Franco BranciaroliPriest Don Onorio
Milena VukotićTina
Rita TushinghamMaria
Adriana AstiPalma
Antonio MarsinaMichele
Liù BosisioCrippled Neighbor
Maria MontiSecond Neighbor
Giancarlo BadessiLisa's Friend- MMMarco ModugnoStudent
Alberto SquillanteCarabiniere
Gérard CaillaudMan in Police Station (uncredited)
Catharina DahlinWoman at Party (uncredited)
Giovanni MorosiMan in Church (uncredited)
Regina BianchiLea (voice)
Directing · 3
- Mauro Bolognini Director
- Antonio Gabrielli First Assistant Director
- Anna Katarina Schapringer Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Nicola Badalucco Story, Screenplay
- Luciano Vincenzoni Story
Production · 7
- Sandra Riccardi Infascelli Producer
- Rosalba Di Bartolo Tonti Production Secretary
- Alfredo Di Santo Unit Manager
- Filippo Campus Production Secretary
- Danilo Martelli Administration
- Fernando Franchi Line Producer
Camera · 7
- Armando Nannuzzi Director of Photography
- Alfredo Senzacqua Camera Operator
- Nino Cristiani Camera Operator
- Mario Mazzoni Still Photographer
- Giulio Diamanti Key Grip
- Daniele Nannuzzi Camera Operator
Editing · 3
- Nino Baragli Editor
- Elvira Tonini Assistant Editor
- Adelchi Marinangeli Assistant Editor
Sound · 3
- Enzo Jannacci Original Music Composer
- Gianni Zampagni Boom Operator
- Piero Fondi Sound
Art · 3
- Danilo Donati Production Design, Costume Design
- Giovanni Natalucci Production Design
- Nicola Bucci Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Nefte Riccò Seamstress
- Giancarlo Marin Hairstylist
- Agnese Panarotto Hair Department Head
- Ennio Cascioli Hairstylist
- Adriana Mattiozzi Seamstress
- Gloria Mussetta Assistant Costume Designer
Lighting · 1
- Marcello Gabriele Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Adriano Pischiutta Special Effects
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