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Il coltello di ghiaccio (1972)

Country of Origin: Italy /Spain
Year of Production: 1972
Running Times: 91 mins
Length: 2498 metres
Format: Eastmancolor 35mm
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CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Mundial Film/Tritone Cinematografica

SCRIPT
Script: Luis G. de Blain
Story: Umberto Lenzi, Antonio Troiso

DIRECTION
Director: Umberto Lenzi

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: José F. Aguayo hijo

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Eugenio Alabiso

MUSIC
Music: Marcello Giombini

CAST
Carroll Baker (Martha Caldwell)
Alan Scott (real name: Sergio Ciani) (Dr Laurent)
Evelyn Stewart (real name: Ida Galli) (Jenny Ascott)
Eduardo Fajardo (Marcos)
Silvia Monelli (Annie Britain)
Georges Rigaud (Uncle Ralph)
Franco Fantasia (Inspector Duran)
Dada Gallotti
Lorenzo Robledo
Mario Pardo
Olga Gherardi
Consalvo Dell'Arti
José Marco Davó
Carla Mancini
Luca Sportelli
Rosa-Maria Rodrigues (Christina)
Agustín Bescos
Fabián Conde
Beni Deus
Lorenzo González
Ágata Lys
Ángel Menéndez
Antonio Orengo
Francisco Ruiz
Ricardo Valle

PLOT SUMMARY

As a child, Martha Caldwell saw her parents killed in a railway accident and hasn't spoken a word since. Now grown up, she lives with her uncle Ralph in the Spanish countryside. After he cousin Jenny is killed by a serial killer stalking the area, Martha comes to believe that she may be next.

AVAILABILITY

Italy
Theatrical Distributor: Mundial Films

TIMELINE

1972
August

24: Italy – passed by the ratings board; theatrical release

1973
July

23: Spain – theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Detrás del silencio - Spanish title
Knife of Ice
Silent Horror
- US title

KEYWORDS

giallo, serial killers


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