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Phantom of Death

1988 · 92 min

A grim, slow-burning giallo that unsettles through its tragic killer and creeping dread rather than cheap scares.

Directed by
Ruggero Deodato
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Overview
Police Comissioner Datti is investigating the murder of a female doctor whose murderer seems to be a thirty-fivish year old man. Soon another murder follows: Pianist Robert Dominici's girlfriend is found killed. The killer also challenges Datti on the phone and says he can't be caught since he has a secret which makes him invulnerable. In the meantime the clues seems to point in strange directions...

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Directed by
Ruggero Deodato
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • madness
  • death
  • identity
  • obsession
  • crime
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Ruggero Deodato
Written by
Gianfranco Clerici, Gigliola Battaglini, Vincenzo Mannino
Starring
Michael York, Edwige Fenech, Donald Pleasence, Mapi Galán, Fabio Sartor, Renato Cortesi, Antonella Ponziani, Carola Stagnaro
Music
Pino Donaggio
Cinematography
Giorgio Di Battista
Runtime
92 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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