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Amuck!

1972 · 98 min

A stylish, slow-burning giallo that wraps you in a haze of erotic menace and island isolation, with tension coiling toward a lurid, unsettling climax.

Directed by
Silvio Amadio
Genres
Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Barbara Bouchet, Farley Granger, Rosalba Neri
Tagline
An explosion of sexual frenzy!
Overview
A beautiful American woman infiltrates the home of a novelist and his wife so she can investigate the disappearance of her lover — who was her employers’ previous secretary — and soon finds herself the target of the couple's erotic desires and a murder plot.

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Directed by
Silvio Amadio
Genres
Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Barbara Bouchet, Farley Granger, Rosalba Neri
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • obsession
  • deception
  • sexuality
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
mystery, horror, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Barbara Bouchet, Farley Granger, Rosalba Neri, Dino Mele, Umberto Raho, Patrizia Viotti, Nino Segurini, Petar Martinovitch
Music
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Runtime
98 min
Country
Italy
Languages
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