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Death Smiles on a Murderer

1973 · 88 min

A dreamlike, slowly unfolding gothic nightmare of rotting faces, obsessive love, and creeping dread that lingers like a half-remembered bad dream.

Overview
Greta is a beautiful young woman abused by her brother Franz and left to die in childbirth by her illicit lover, the aristocrat Dr. von Ravensbrück. Bereft with grief, Franz reanimates his dead sister using a formula engraved on an ancient Incan medallion. Greta then returns as an undead avenging angel, reaping revenge on the Ravensbrück family and her manically possessive brother.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • death
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour2
Realism3
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Joe D'Amato
Written by
Claudio Bernabei, Romano Scandariato
Starring
Ewa Aulin, Klaus Kinski, Luciano Rossi, Attilio Dottesio, Carla Mancini, Angela Bo, Sergio Doria, Marco Mariani
Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
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Languages
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