Tenebre

"Terror Beyond Belief!"

1982 1h 41m IT

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6.8

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83%

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IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 720🍅83%Rotten Tomatoes●83Metacritic★7IMDB · 30,582

HorrorMysteryThriller

Synopsis

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A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.

“Terror Beyond Belief!”

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Cast

Anthony Franciosa
Peter Neal
John Saxon
Bullmer
Daria Nicolodi
Anne
Giuliano Gemma
Detective Germani
Christian Borromeo
Gianni
Mirella D'Angelo
Tilde
Veronica Lario
Jane McKerrow
Ania Pieroni
Elsa Manni

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dario Argento
Writers: Dario Argento, Dario Argento
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dario Argento, shot by Luciano Tovoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Anthony Franciosa and John Saxon and Daria Nicolodi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Terror Beyond Belief!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084777 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Dario Argento directs. Luciano Tovoli behind the camera. Claudio Simonetti scores. Franco Fraticelli cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Dario Argento, shot by Luciano Tovoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Claudio Simonetti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Franco Fraticelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Anthony Franciosa and John Saxon and Daria Nicolodi carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Terror Beyond Belief!".
7IMDB entry: tt0084777 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 16 themes, including "rome, italy", "anonymous letter", "serial killer", "whodunit".
9Released under 14 different titles around the world.