Strange Shadows in an Empty Room

Strange Shadows in an Empty Room
Directed by Alberto De Martino
Produced by Edmondo Amati[1]
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Vincenzo Mannino
  • Gianfranco Clerici[1]
Starring
Music by Armando Trovajoli[1]
Cinematography Aristide Massaccesi[1]
Edited by Vincenzo Tomassi[1]
Production
companies
  • Security Investment Trust
  • Fida Cinematografica[1]
Distributed by Fida
Release date
  • March 9, 1976 (1976-03-09) (Italy)
Running time
 99 minutes[1]
Country
  • Italy
  • Panama[1]

Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (Italian: Una magnum special per Tony Saitta) is a 1976 film starring Stuart Whitman as a tough Dirty Harry type who sets out to discover his sister's killer.

Cast

Production

Strange Shadows in an Empty Room was shot in Ottawa, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec in Canada.[1]

Style

Roberto Curti describes the film as "essentially a whodunnit of sorts, with the inclusion of the odd [Dario] Argento-like detail". He also notes that film has "very little to do with Italian poliziotteschi of the period".[2]

Release

Strange Shadows in an Empty Room was released in Italy on March 9, 1976 where it was distributed by Fida.[1] The film has been released with different titles in other English-speaking countries such as Blazing Magnum in the United Kingdom.[1] Director De Martino stated that the film was based on an old story he had, titled D come Delitto (M for Murder) which he re-arranged slightly.[2] After finishing it, a producer for the film sent a telegram to De Martino, which he claims it stated that "It's got nothing to envy in any American film."[2]

Reception

In a retrospective review, AllMovie stated that the film has "plenty of slick visuals and action but makes little sense: The script is a chaotic jumble of half-baked mystery" and that it is "never convincing or believable for a second and is further hurt by a lack of sympathetic characters". The review concluded that "Strange Shadows in an Empty Room can only be recommended to hardcore Eurotrash buffs."[3]

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Curti 2013, p. 196.
  2. 1 2 3 Curti 2013, p. 197.
  3. ↑ Guarisco, Donald. "Blazing Magnum (1976)". AllMovie. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.


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