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A Blade in the Dark is a italien film of genre Thriller directed by Lamberto Bava with Michele Soavi
A Blade in the Dark (1983)
La Casa con la scala nel buio
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Add to a movie listA Blade in the Dark (Italian: La casa con la scala nel buio) is a 1983 Italian giallo film directed by Lamberto Bava.
Synopsis
Bruno, a composer, becomes involved in a series of murders of tenants who live in a villa. In a horror film Bruno is scoring a young child, taunted by cruel bullies, descends into a dark cellar after a bouncing tennis ball. The kids hear a scream and the ball bounces up to them, leaving bloody tracks on the wall. Sandra, Bruno's director, explains that her inspiration was the childhood of Linda, the villa's previous tenant.Actors
Michele Soavi
(Tony Rendina)
Valeria Cavalli
(Katia)
Stanko Molnar
(Giovanni)
Giovanni Frezza
(Little Blond Boy in Film (uncredited))
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