La ragazza che sapeva troppo (1962)

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 1962
Running Times: 92m
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: black and white
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound: mono

DIRECTION

Director: Mario Bava

CREW

PRODUCTION
Copyright: [original copyright not given - re-copyrighted © 2000 The Alfredo Leone Trust]
Production Companies: a Galatea s.r.l., Coronet S.p.A. production
Producction Supervisor: Massimo De Rita
Production Manager: Paolo Mercuri
Unit Manager: Armando Govoni

SCRIPT
Screenplay and Story by: Ennio de' Concini, Enzo Corbucci, Eliana de Sabata
Screenplay Collaborators: Mino Guerrini, Franco Prosperi, Mario Bava

DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Franco Prosperi
Assistant to the Director: Enrico Checchi
Script Supervisor: Neda Matteucci

PHOTOGRAPHY
Lighting Director: Mario Bava
Lead Operator: Ubaldo Terzano
Equipment: Titanus Farnesina

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Edited by: Mario Serandrei
Assistant [Editor]: Lina Caterini
Prints & Processing: Tecnostampa

MUSIC
Music by: Robert Nicolosi
US Version Music: Les Baxter [credited only on US prints]

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
Adriano Celentano sings Furure by Adricel-Vivarelli
Edizioni Nationalmusic - Disco Jolly

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costumes: Tina Loriedo Grani
Models Dresses Supplied by: Emilio Schubert
Make-up: Euclide Santoli
Hairstylist: Mara Rocchetti

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Set Designer: Giorgio Giovannini
Set Dresser: Luigi D'Andria
Furnishings: F.lli Cimino

LOCATIONS
Locations: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Studio: Titanus Farnesina Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

CAST

John Saxon (Dr Marcello Bassi)
and
Leticia Roman (Nora Davis)

with
Valentina Cortese (Laura Craven Torrani)

and
Titti Tomaino (Inspector)
Luigi Bonos (Albergo Stelletta)
Milo Quesada (De Vico/Paccini)
Robert Buchanan (Dr Alessi)
Marta Melocco (murder victim)
Gustavo De Nardo (policeman)
Lucia Modugno (nurse)
Gianni Di Benedetto (real name: Giovanni Di Benedetto) (Professor Torrani)
Franco Morici (policeman)
Virginia Doro (Torraini's maid)

and
Dante Di Paolo (Andrea Landini)

UNCREDITED CAST

Chana Coubert (Ethel Windell Batocci)
Jim Dolen (priest)
Adriana Facchetti (woman in Sguattera restaurant)
Franco Ressel (arresting officer at airport)

PLOT SUMMARY

American tourist in Rome, Nora, witnesses a brutal killing by a serial killer that has been stalking the city for years. Nora is unable to recall the exact details of what she saw and is soon being targeted by the killer who wants her as his next victim.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: AIP
Video Distributors: Video Search of Miami; Sinister Cinema
DVD Distributors: Image Entertainment (ID5943AODVD)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

France
Rating: -12

Italy
Rating: VM14

Portugal
Rating: 17

UK
Rating: X

USA
Rating: unrated

TIMELINE

1962
June
Day Unknown: Italy – filming begins

August
Day Unknown: Italy – filming ends

1963
February
10: Italy – theatrical release

1964
January
29: France – theatrical release

May
20: USA – theatrical release

1965
March
Day Unknown: UK – theatrical release

2000
October
3: USA - DVD release (Image Entertainment (ID5943AODVD))

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Evil Eye, The - US title
Fille qui en savait trop, La - French title
Girl Who Knew Too Much, The - US title
Incubo, L' - working title
Más allá del exorcismo - Spanish title
Olhos Diabólicos - Brazilian title
Rapariga Que Sabia Demais, A - Portugese title

REFERENCES

PERIODICALS

European Trash Cinema vol.2 no.6 p.7 (USA)
review

BOOKS

Aurum Encyclopedia of Film: Horror p.294
credits, review

KEYWORDS

cats, doctors, giallo, psychopaths, reporters, rome, serial killers, thunderstorms

Last Updated: 5 March, 2010