Midnight Killer

Midnight Killer
Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti[1]
Directed by Lamberto Bava
Produced by
  • Lamberto Bava
  • Massimo Manasse
  • Marco Grillo Spina[2]
Screenplay by
  • Lamberto Bava
  • Dardano Sacchetti[3]
Starring
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

  1. ↑ "Midnight Killer - art by Enzo Sciotti". www.emovieposter.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Howarth, p. 124.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Howarth 2015, p. 124.
  4. ↑ Louis Paul. Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland, 2005. ISBN 9780786418343.
  5. ↑ 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.