Passport for a Corpse

1962 1h 33m IT

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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When a robbery goes wrong the only survivor tries to smuggle himself across the border by hiding in a coffin. When he gets out of the coffin he finds himself locked in a morgue freezer with three dead bodies. While trying to escape the morgue and his isolation he slowly starts going mad and hallucinating. Throughout the film he is haunted or menaced by a woman who may or may not be real. Unique and strange film that gets more and more weird as it goes along.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alberto Lupo
Maurizio
Hélène Chanel
Hélène
Linda Christian
Eva
Erno Crisa
Walter
Piero Lulli
Paul Müller
The Fourth Accomplice
Janine Hendy
Jeanine
Nando Angelini

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mario Gariazzo
Writers: Mario Gariazzo, Gennard Arendo, Carlo Ferrero
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mario Gariazzo, shot by Claudio Racca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marcello Giombini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Otello Colangeli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Alberto Lupo and Hélène Chanel and Linda Christian carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0126378 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mario Gariazzo directs. Claudio Racca behind the camera. Marcello Giombini scores. Otello Colangeli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

164 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Mario Gariazzo, shot by Claudio Racca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marcello Giombini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Otello Colangeli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Alberto Lupo and Hélène Chanel and Linda Christian carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0126378 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.