Special Effects

1978 1h 35m IT

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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A horror film director, now forgotten, invites a young author who wrote the screenplay for a film, “Effetti speciali”. As long as he is remembered, the director is willing to do anything.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aldo Reggiani
Luca
José Quaglio
Boris Delvaux
Olga Karlatos
Marta
Jacques Herlin
Max
Angela Goodwin
Governess

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gianni Amelio

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1 / 5

ERA

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

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2 / 5

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

Did you know

Aldo Reggiani and José Quaglio and Olga Karlatos carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0077486 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gianni Amelio directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Aldo Reggiani and José Quaglio and Olga Karlatos carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0077486 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
IMDB: Special Effects (1978)

Also by

Gianni Amelio

Key crew

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1978-01-01

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