4 mosche di velluto grigio (1971)

Country of Origin: Italy/France
Year of Production: 1971
Running Times: 83 mins 27 sec (USA video - Silver Star)      95 mins 44 seconds (UK)     100 mins (France)     101 mins (USA)     103 mins (West Germany)     105 mins (Italy)
Length:
Format: 35mm/Techniscope
Colour Format: Eastmancolor
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound:

DIRECTION

Directed by: Dario Argento

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Seda Spettacoli, Rome/Universal Prod. France, Paris
Copyright: © 1972 by Seda Spettacoli S.p.A.
Produced by: Salvatore Argento
Production Manager: Angelo Jacono
Production Co-Ordinator: Carlo Cucchi
Unit Manager: Giuseppe Mangogna

SCRIPT
Written by: Dario Argento
Original Story by: Dario Argento, Luigi Cozzi, Mario Foglietti

DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Roberto Pariante
Assistant to the Director: Luigi Cozzi
Script Girl: Patrizia Zulini

PHOTOGRAPHY
Lighting Cameraman: Franco di Giacomo
Camera Operator: Giuseppi Lanci
Assistant Operators: Gianfranco Transunto, Mauro Marchetti
Gaffer: Valerio Garzia
Electricians: Ennio Mancini, Anteo Pacini, Orazio Sinacori, Franco Gubbiotti
Generator Operator: Remo Cartocci
Head Grip: Gastone Coppa
Grips: Fernando Monti, Mario Boccanegra, Umberto Dessena
Still Photographer: Roberto Carnivale
Cameras and Lighting Equipment Supplied by: E.C.E.

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Film Editor: Françoise Bonnot
Assistant to the Editor: Pietro Bozzo, Alessandro Gabriele, Catherine Bernard
Cutting Room Assistants: Sergio Fraticelli, Bruno Bianchini

MUSIC
Music Composed by: Ennio Morricone
The Orchestra was Conducted by: Bruno Nicolai

SOUND
Recorded at: Cinitalia at Fono Roma
Under the supervision of Nick Alexander
Sound Engineer: Mario Ronchetti
Boom Operator: Eugenio Fiori
Sound Effects: Anzellotti

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Seamstress: Giacoma Manes|Mina Manes
Wardrobe Assistant: Giovanni Viti
Wardrobe Suppliers: G.P. 11
Make-up Artist: Giuliano Laurenti
Make-up Assistant: Giovanni Morosi
Hairstylist: Paolo Borselli
Wigs: Rocchetti

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Cataldo Galiano

TITLES AND OPTICALS
Titles & Photographic Effects: Studio 4

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Enrico Sabbatini
Set Dresser: Franco Pedacchia
Action Props: Giuseppe Ciccolioppo
Set Construction: Giuseppe Gabrielli, Mario Grilli

OTHER CREW
Production Accountant: Carlo du Bois
Production Secretary: Roberto Leoni

LOCATIONS
Locations: Turin, Italy; Milan, Italy; Rome, Italy
Filmed at In.Ci.R-De Paolis - Rome

CAST

With
Michael Brandon (Robert Tobias)
Mimsy Farmer (Nina Tobias)
Jean-Pierre Marielle (Gianni Arrosio)
Aldo Bufi Landi (pathologist)
Calisto Calisti (Carlo Morosi)
Marisa Fabbri (Hilda)
Oreste Lionello (Professor)
Fabrizio Moroni (Mirko)
Corrado Olmi (porter)
Stefano Satta Flores (Andrea)
Costanza Spada (Maria)

With
Francine Racette (Dalia)

And
Bud Spencer (Domenico (Godfrey in English language version))

Dante Cleri ('2person' coffin salesman)
Guerrino Crivello (Rambaldi)
Gildo di Marco (postman)
Tommaso Felleghy|Tom Felleghy (Commissioner Pini)
Leopoldo Migliori
Fulvio Mingozzi (music studio manager)
Stefano Oppedisano
Pino Patti (2nd funeral exhibition attendant)
Ada Pometti (Amelia)
Jacques Stanislav|Jacques Stany (psychiatrist at Villa Rapidi)

UNCREDITED CAST

Sandro Dori (1st funeral exhibition attendant)
Renzo Marignano (2nd funeral exhibition attendant)
Gianni Di Benedetto (funeral exhibition visitor)
Luigi Cozzi (subway passenger/passerby/masked photographer in theatre)

Belgium
Video: Metropole

France
Theatrical Distributor: C.I.C.
Video Distributor: Melisa Video; Atlantic

Greece
Video Distributor: Sunset Video

Italy
Theatrical Distributor: C.I.C.

UK
Theatrical Distributor: C.I.C.

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Video Distributor: Video Search of Miami; Silver Star

West Germany
Theatrical Distributor: C.I.C.

France
Rating: none

Italy
Rating: 14

Sweden
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: X

USA
Rating: PG

1971
July
12: Shooting begins

December
17: Italy - theatrical release

1972
May
19: West Germany - theatrical release

August
Day Unknown: USA - theatrical release

October
2: Sweden - theatrical release

1973
February
11: UK - theatrical release

June
21: France - theatrical release

When the flies start to crawl, so will your flesh...

If you dare to see it alone, make sure someone escorts you home.

Four Flies on Grey Velvet - UK/USA title
Four Patches of Grey Velvet
Quatre mouches de velours gris - French title
Quattro mosche di velluto grigio - alternative spelling
Vier Fliegen auf grauem Samt - German title

SEE ALSO
Phenomena (1984)
Demoni (1985)
Opera (1987)
Michael (1996)
Angst (2000)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Il Mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento (1985)
Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-rama Show Southern Style Volume 2 (1995)

PERIODICALS

European Trash Cinema vol.2 no.6 p.17 (USA)
review

Filmfacts vol.15 no.16 (1972) pp.365-367 (USA)
synopsis, credits, reprinted reviews

Hollywood Reporter vol.218 no.5 (24 September 1971) p.13 (USA)
credits

Hollywood Reporter vol.222 no.22 (2 August 1972) p.3 (USA)
review (by Alan Swyer)

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.40 no.470 (March 1973) p.56 (UK)
review (by David Pirie)

Rivista del cinematografo no.2 (February 1972) p.106 (Italy)
review

Variety 19 January 1972 p.6 (USA)
review (by Werb)

NEWSPAPERS

LA Times 4 August 1972 IV:11 (USA)
review

BOOKS

Art of Darkness pp.276, 297
credits; video data

Reference Guide to Fantastic Fiilms p.146
credits

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

giallo, serial killers, musicians, photographs, lasers, car crashes, extortion, revenge

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009