Death Walks at Midnight

"The Steel Claw of Death..."

1972 1h 42m IT

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 70

MysteryThrillerCrimeHorror

Synopsis

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Valentina, a beautiful fashion model, takes an experimental drug as part of a scientific experiment. While influenced by the drug, Valentina has a vision of a young woman being brutally murdered with a viciously spiked glove. It turns out that a woman was killed in exactly the same way not long ago and soon Valentina finds herself stalked by the same killer.

“The Steel Claw of Death...”

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Cast

Nieves Navarro
Valentina
Simón Andreu
Gio Baldi
Pietro Martellanza
Stefano
Carlo Gentili
Inspector Serino
Ivano Staccioli
Professor Otto Wuttenberg
Claudio Pellegrini
Henri Velaq
Fabrizio Moresco
Pepito
Alessandro Perrella
Van driver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luciano Ercoli
Writers: Sergio Corbucci, Ernesto Gastaldi, Mahnahén Velasco
Languages: Italian
Countries: Spain, Italy

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1 / 8

ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Spain, Italy.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luciano Ercoli, shot by Fernando Arribas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Nieves Navarro and Simón Andreu and Pietro Martellanza carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Steel Claw of Death...".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0068971 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luciano Ercoli directs. Fernando Arribas behind the camera. Angelo Curi cuts. Produced in Spain, Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: Spain, Italy.
3Directed by Luciano Ercoli, shot by Fernando Arribas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Angelo Curi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nieves Navarro and Simón Andreu and Pietro Martellanza carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Steel Claw of Death...".
7IMDB entry: tt0068971 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 19 different titles around the world.