Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

"Unlock the Secrets of Your Darkest Desires!"

1972 1h 37m IT

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 150

HorrorThrillerMystery

Synopsis

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Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime suspect.

“Unlock the Secrets of Your Darkest Desires!”

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Cast

Edwige Fenech
Floriana
Anita Strindberg
Irina Rouvigny
Luigi Pistilli
Oliviero Rouvigny
Ivan Rassimov
Walter
Angela La Vorgna
Brenda
Enrica Bonaccorti
Hooker
Daniela Giordano
Fausta
Ermelinda De Felice
Bordello Owner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sergio Martino
Writers: Edgar Allan Poe, Sauro Scavolini, Adriano Bolzoni
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sergio Martino, shot by Giancarlo Ferrando. 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 Bruno Nicolai. 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 Attilio Vincioni 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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Edwige Fenech and Anita Strindberg and Luigi Pistilli carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Unlock the Secrets of Your Darkest Desires!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0069421 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sergio Martino directs. Giancarlo Ferrando behind the camera. Bruno Nicolai scores. Attilio Vincioni cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Sergio Martino, shot by Giancarlo Ferrando. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Bruno Nicolai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Attilio Vincioni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Edwige Fenech and Anita Strindberg and Luigi Pistilli carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Unlock the Secrets of Your Darkest Desires!".
7IMDB entry: tt0069421 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.