A Blade in the Dark
| A Blade in the Dark | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lamberto Bava |
| Produced by |
Lamberto Bava Mino Loy (uncredited) Luciano Martino (uncredited) |
| Written by |
Elisa Briganti Dardano Sacchetti |
| Starring |
Andrea Occhipinti Anny Papa Fabiola Toledo Michele Soavi Valeria Cavalli |
| Music by | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis |
| Cinematography | Gianlorenzo Battaglia |
| Edited by | Lamberto Bava |
Production company |
National Cinematografica Nuova Dania Cinematografica |
Release dates | 6 August 1983 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
A Blade in the Dark (Italian: La casa con la scala nel buio) is a 1983 Italian giallo film directed by Lamberto Bava.
Plot
Bruno, a composer, becomes involved in a series of murders of tenants who live in a villa. In a horror film Bruno is scoring a young child, taunted by cruel bullies, descends into a dark cellar after a bouncing tennis ball. The kids hear a scream and the ball bounces up to them, leaving bloody tracks on the wall. Sandra, Bruno's director, explains that her inspiration was the childhood of Linda, the villa's previous tenant.
Cast
- Andrea Occhipinti as Bruno
- Michele Soavi as Tony Rendina/Linda
- Lara Lamberti as Julia (as Lara Naszinski)
- Fabiola Toledo as Angela
- Anny Papa as Sandra
- Stanko Molnar as Giovanni
- Valeria Cavalli as Katia
Release
The film was released three times on DVD in the United States. The first time in 2001 by Anchor Bay Entertainment.[1] The company subsequently re-released it in 2003 on a double feature DVD with Lamberto Bava's Macabre.[2] Both these versions are out of print. The third DVD release came from Blue Underground in 2007.[3] It was released on Blu-ray for the first time by 88 Films on August 23, 2015.[4]
Critical reception
AllMovie gave the film a mixed review, writing, "Lamberto Bava eschews complex mystery in favor of elaborate stalk-and-slash sequences, with only partial success".[5]
References
- ↑ "Blade In The Dark, A DVD @ DVD Empire". dvdempire.com. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "Blade In The Dark / Macabre (Drive-In Double Feature) DVD @ DVD Empire". dvdempire.com. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "Blade In The Dark, A DVD @ DVD Empire". dvdempire.com. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "A Blade in the Dark (Blu-ray) – The Italian Collection 6". 88 Films. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ Firsching, Robert. "A Blade in the Dark - Review - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 30 July 2012.