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A Blade in the Dark (1983)

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Original title: La Casa con la scala nel buio


Release Date
Aug 6, 1983 (Italy)
DVD Release Date
• R1: May 29, 2001
• R2: 13 Oct 2003

Running Time
1 hour, 44 minutes

Country Italy

Studio National Cinematografica, Nuova Dania Cinematografica

More info on IMDb.com

Other Titles
• A Blade in the Dark
• House of the Dark Stairway
• House of the Dark Staircase



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Genre: Thriller, Horror, Suspense, Gore, Murder, Haunted House, Supernatural, Slasher, Serial Killer

Tagline: When The Lights Go Out, The Knife Goes In.

Plot: Bruno is a composer trying to write a score for a horror film. Looking for some solitude in order to complete his work, Bruno rents an isolated villa in the European countryside. Unfortunately, just as he has begun to get some of his score done, he discovers the dead body of a young girl he had just met at the house. Soon, another woman is brutally murdered, and Bruno quickly becomes obsessed with finding the killer. And, when he hears what appears to be a clue on his film's soundtrack, he believes the answer to the mystery is hidden in the film he's scoring.

Bruno (Andrea Occhipinti of New York Ripper) is hired to compose the music for a new horror movie and rents an isolated villa to concentrate on his work. But when several beautiful young women are brutally murdered within the house, Bruno becomes obsessed with solving the savage crimes. Is a clue to the killer's identity hidden with the film itself, or is there a more horrifying secret lurking deep in the

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 External Reviews
external linkyou won't miss anything if you decide that you would rather spend two hours waxing the cat. But if you are a fan of Bava's work, or of this particular type of film, then give it a go. You never know you may enjoy it. 2/10



 Directed by
Lamberto Bava
Demons, Demons 2, Devilfish
 Written by
Elisa Briganti
Zombie, The House by the Cemetery, Superfantagenio
Dardano Sacchetti
City of the Living Dead, Cannibal Apocalypse, Manhattan Baby
 Cast
Michele Soavi
Phenomena, City of the Living Dead, The Grim Reaper 2
Andrea Occhipinti
The Sea Inside, Bolero, The New York Ripper
Anny Papa
The Big Caimano River, Caramelle da uno sconosciuto, Ombra nell'ombra, Un
Fabiola Toledo
Demons, The Emperor Caligula: The Untold Story
Valeria Cavalli
Double Team, Who Knows?, Stanno tutti bene
Stanko Molnar
The Sicilian, Francesco, Macabre
Lara Naszinsky
Red Sonja, Aenigma, Mahuliena, Golden Maiden
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 Music By
Guido De Angelis
...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità, Due superpiedi quasi piatti, I, Yor, the Hunter from the Future
Maurizio De Angelis
...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità, Due superpiedi quasi piatti, I, Yor, the Hunter from the Future



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