Dellamorte Dellamore [1994]

Country of Origin: Italy / France
Year of Production: 1994
Running Times: 99 mins [Australia; Germany] 100 mins [USA] 105 mins [Canada; Italy]
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound: Dolby Matrix Surround

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Audiofilm / Bibo Productions / Eurimages / K.G. Productions / Le Studio Canal+ / Silvio Berlusconi Communications / Urania Film
Executive Producers: Conchita Airoldi, Dino Di Dionisio
Producers: Heinz Bibo, Tilde Corsi, Giovanni Romoli, Michele Soavi

SCRIPT
Script: Giovanni Romoli
Novel: Tiziano Sclavi

DIRECTION
Director: Michele Soavi

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Mauro Marchetti

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Franco Fraticelli

MUSIC
Music: Riccardo Biseo, Manuel De Sica

SOUND
Sound Recording: Andrea Dallimonti
Sound Mixer: Angelo Raguseo

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Enrico Iacoponi, Sergio Stivaletti, Gino Zamprioli
Costume Designers: Alfonsina Lettieri, Maurizio Millenotti
Assistant Costume Designer: Giovanni Casalnuovo

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Designer: Sergio Stivaletti

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Massimo Antonello Geleng

STUNTS
Stunts: Nazzareno Zamperla

CAST
Rupert Everett [Francesco Dellamorte]
Anna Falchi [She]
François Hadji-Lazaro [Gnaghi]
Mickey Knox [Marshall Straniero]
Fabiana Formica [Valentina]
Clive Riche [Doctor Verseci]
Katja Anton [thin girl]
Barbara Cupisti [Magda]
Anton Alexander [Franco]
Pietro Genuardi [Mayor Civardi]
Patrizia Punzo [Claudio's mother]
Stefano Masciarelli [Mayor Scanarotti]
Vito Passeri [Ghigini]
Alessandro Zamattio [Claudio]
Marijn Koopman
Renato Donis [She's husband]
Claudia Lawrence [Miss Chiaromondo]
Francesca Gamba [hospital nurse]
Elio Cesari [nun]
Maurizio Romoli [hospital doctor]
Maddalena Ischiale [Stanza Franco nurse]
Mariaelena Fresu (aka: Elena Fresco) [hospital sister]
Michele Soavi [man in city square - uncredited]

Francisco Dellamorte is the caretaker of the cemetery at the amsll Italian town of Buffalora where the dead return to life with monotonous regularity. Dellamorte dutifully destroys the zombie every night, but when he falls in love, his desire for something better grows too strong for him to resist...

Soavi confirms his position as the only viable successor to Argento with this magnificent film, a priceless mix of gore, the darkest comedy and philosophy.

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Jacinto Santos Parrás

USA
Theatrical Distributor: October Films
Laserdisc Distributor: 20th Century Home [084430]

Australia
Rating: MA

Germany
Rating: 18

Italy
Rating: T

Spain
Rating: 18

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R [for macabre violence and gore, strong sexuality and some language]

1994
David di Donatello Awards
Migliore Scenografo [Massimo Antonello Geleng] - winner

1996
Fantasporto
International Fantasy Film Award: Best Actor [Rupert Everett] - winner
International Fantasy Film Award: Best Film [Michele Soavi] - nominated

1994
September
9: Canada - shown at the Toronto Film Festival

1995
May
10: France - theatrical release

1996
February
Day Unknown: Portugal - shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival

April
26: USA - theatrical release

August
Day Unknown: USA - laserdisc release [Laserdisc Distributor: 20th Century Home [084430]]

1997
February
27: Spain - theatrical release

Cemetery Man - UK / US title
Demons '95
Of Death and Love - Australian title

SEE ALSO
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen [1988]
Braindead [1992]
A Clockwork Orange [1971]
Demoni [1985]
Demoni 2 [1986]
Vertigo [1958]

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique June 1996 pp.50-51
illustrated review

Première [France] June 1995 p.54
review [by Gerard Delorme]

zombies; decapitations; rape; books into film; cemeteries