A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

"Biting, Gnawing Terror Claws at Your Brain!"

1971 1h 44m IT

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 191

HorrorThrillerMystery

Synopsis

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Carol Hammond, daughter of a politician, has vivid nightmares involving sex orgies and LSD. In a dream, she murders a neighbor she envies and wakes up to a real investigation into her neighbor's murder.

“Biting, Gnawing Terror Claws at Your Brain!”

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Cast

Florinda Bolkan
Carol Hammond
Stanley Baker
Inspector Corvin
Jean Sorel
Frank Hammond
Silvia Monti
Deborah
Alberto de Mendoza
Sergeant Brandon
Penny Brown
Jenny
Mike Kennedy
Hubert
Ely Galleani
Joan Hammond

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lucio Fulci
Writers: Lucio Fulci, Lucio Fulci, José Luis Martínez Mollá
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: France, Italy, Spain

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, Spain.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lucio Fulci, shot by Luigi Kuveiller. 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 Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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RUNTIME

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

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CAST

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Florinda Bolkan and Stanley Baker and Jean Sorel carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Biting, Gnawing Terror Claws at Your Brain!".

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The take

Lucio Fulci directs. Luigi Kuveiller behind the camera. Ennio Morricone scores. Giorgio Serrallonga cuts. Produced in France, Italy, Spain. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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155 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, Spain.
4Directed by Lucio Fulci, shot by Luigi Kuveiller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Giorgio Serrallonga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Florinda Bolkan and Stanley Baker and Jean Sorel carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Biting, Gnawing Terror Claws at Your Brain!".
9IMDB entry: tt0067361 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.