Midnight Killer
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Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti[1] | |
Directed by | Lamberto Bava |
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Music by | Claudio Simonetti[3] |
Cinematography | Gianlorenzo Battaglia[3] |
Edited by | Lamberto Bava[2] |
Country | Italy[3] |
Midnight Killer (Italian: Morirai a mezzanotte) is an Italian giallo film starring Valeria D'Obici and Leonardo Treviglio, and directed by Lamberto Bava.[4][5]
Plot
A mysterious serial killer who is terrorizing a city with a long series of murders, all women, kill the wife of a police officer, who is suspected to be guilty. Sara, a criminologist who is investigating the case of the legendary "Midnight Ripper", a sex maniac who died years before, instead, is convinced that, he is innocent, and suspects that the ripper is still alive.
Cast
- Valeria D'Obici as Anna Berardi
- Leonardo Treviglio as Nicola Levi
- Paolo Malco as Inspector Piero Terzi
- Lara Wendel as Carol Terzi
- Lea Martino as Gioia
- Eliana Miglio as Monica (as Eliana Hoppe)
- Barbara Scoppa as Sara Levi
- Massimiliano Baratta as (as Massimo Baratta)
- Loredana Romito as Nurse
- Dino Conti as Terzi's Assistant
- Marcello Modugno as Alberto
- Loredana Guerra as Lingerie Saleslady
- Gianpaolo Saccarola as Theater Watchman
- Peter Pitsch as Franco Tribbo
Production
Midnight Killer was Lamberto Bava's second giallo film.[3] He later stated he was uneasy making these types of films, stating that "I find doing scenes where women get stabbed to death repugnant. Dario Argento does it so well, but I feel sick as soon as I see the knife in the murderer's hand"[3]
References
- ↑ "Midnight Killer - art by Enzo Sciotti". www.emovieposter.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- 1 2 Howarth, p. 124.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Howarth 2015, p. 124.
- ↑ Louis Paul. Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland, 2005. ISBN 9780786418343.
- ↑ Gian Piero Brunetta. The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780691119885.
Bibliography
- Howarth, Troy (2015). So Deadly, So Perverse. 2. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 1936168588.