A Blade in the Dark

A Blade in the Dark

1983 · 110 min · IT · 5.7 (91 votes)
Dir. Lamberto Bava · Starring Andrea Occhipinti, Anny Papa, Fabiola Toledo, Michele Soavi, Valéria Cavalli, Stanko Molnar · Music Maurizio De Angelis

When the lights go out, the knife goes in.

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Bruno, an up and coming film composer, has been hired to write the score to a new horror movie. The film’s director, Sandra, suggests that he move into a spooky and secluded villa, so as to get extra creative inspiration. However, life begins to imitate art as a vicious killer starts bumping off anyone and everyone who happens to pay Bruno a visit. As each death leaves more clues, while opening up more possibilities as to potential suspects, Bruno begins to believe that the film he’s been hired to work on may itself be the key to unlocking the mystery...

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This giallo classic offers a chilling, atmospheric descent into paranoia. The secluded villa setting amplifies the dread as a composer finds his work bleeding into a terrifying reality. Expect stylish kills and a mounting sense of unease.

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