4 mosche di velluto grigio (1971) Directed by Dario Argento
Crime / Horror / Thriller
aka: Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Film Synopsis
Roberto's nightmare begins when he starts to receive strange telephone
calls and he becomes aware that someone is stalking him. One
night, the young musician manages to confront his tormentor, but the
two men get into a fight and Roberto accidentally stabs the
stranger. The next day, Roberto is given an envelope containing
photographs which graphically depict the struggle in which he killed
his persecutor. The worst is yet to come...
Script: Dario Argento, Luigi Cozzi (story),
Mario Foglietti (story)
Cinematographer: Franco Di Giacomo
Music: Ennio Morricone
Cast: Michael Brandon (Roberto Tobias),
Mimsy Farmer (Nina Tobias),
Jean-Pierre Marielle (Gianni Arrosio),
Bud Spencer (Godfrey 'God'),
Aldo Bufi Landi (Pathologist),
Calisto Calisti (Carlo Marosi),
Marisa Fabbri (Amelia, the maid),
Oreste Lionello (The Professor),
Fabrizio Moroni (Mirko),
Corrado Olmi (Porter),
Stefano Satta Flores (Andrea),
Laura Troschel (Maria),
Francine Racette (Dalia),
Dante Cleri (Coffin Salesman),
Guerrino Crivello (Rambaldi, the neighbor),
Gildo Di Marco (Postman),
Tom Felleghy (Police Commissioner Pini),
Leopoldo Migliori (Musician),
Fulvio Mingozzi (Music Studio Manager),
Pino Patti (2nd Funeral Exhibition Attendant)
Country: Italy / France
Language: Italian
Support: Color
Runtime: 104 min
Aka:Four Flies on Grey Velvet
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