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One of the most influential horror films of all time, Mario Bava's A BAY OF BLOOD
(1971, aka Twitch of the Death Nerve) is the spurting artery from which all future slasher films would flow.
When crippled Countess Federica is murdered at her isolated mansion, a gruesome battle ensues to secure the rights to her valuable property around the bay. Everyone, from illegitimate children to shady real estate agents, stakes a claim, only to be killed in increasingly bizarre ways, from simple shootings to impalement by fishing spear. The makeup effects are by Carlo Rambaldi, who would later earn Oscars for his work in Alien (1979) and E.T. (1982).
Initially scorned upon its original release because of its graphic violence, A BAY OF BLOOD eventually became a trendsetter, the model slasher film that Friday the 13th would emulate nearly a decade later.
Original Release
09/08/1971
US Release
05/03/1972
Cast
Name | Character |
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Claudine Auger | Renata Donati |
Luigi Pistilli | Albert / Alberto |
Claudio Camaso | Simone / Simone / Simon |
Anna Maria Rosati | Laura |
Chris Avram | Franco Ventura / Frank Ventura |
Leopoldo Trieste | Paolo Fosatti / Paul Fosatti |
Laura Betti | Anna Fosatti / Anna Fossati |
Brigitte Skay | Brunhilde / Louise |
Isa Miranda | Countess Federica Donati |
Paola Montenero | Sylvie / Denise |
Directors
Writers
Laura Betti, Mario Bava, Giuseppe Zaccariello, Dardano Sacchetti, Gianfranco Barberi, Gene Luotto, Sergio Canevari, Franco Vanorio, Filippo Ottoni
Cast
Name | Character |
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Claudine Auger | Renata Donati |
Luigi Pistilli | Albert / Alberto |
Claudio Camaso | Simone / Simone / Simon |
Anna Maria Rosati | Laura |
Chris Avram | Franco Ventura / Frank Ventura |
Leopoldo Trieste | Paolo Fosatti / Paul Fosatti |
Laura Betti | Anna Fosatti / Anna Fossati |
Brigitte Skay | Brunhilde / Louise |
Isa Miranda | Countess Federica Donati |
Paola Montenero | Sylvie / Denise |
Guido Boccaccini | Duke / Luca |
Roberto Bonanni | Roberto / Bobby |
Giovanni Nuvoletti | Count Filippo Donati |
Renato Cestiè | Renata and Alberto's Son |
Nicoletta Elmi | Renata and Alberto's Daughter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Giuseppe Zaccariello | Producer |