La ragazza che sapeva troppo [1962]

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

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Coronet Pictures / Galatea Film
Organiser: Massimo De Rita
Director of Production: Paolo Mercuri
Production Inspector: Armando Govoni

SCRIPT
Script: Enzo Corbucci, Ennio De Concini, Eliana de Sabata, Mario Bava, Franco Prosperi, Mino Guerrini

DIRECTION
Director: Mario Bava
Assistant Director: Enrico Checchi

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Mario Bava
Lead Operator: Ubaldo Terzano

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Mario Serandrei
Assistant Editor: Lina Caterini

MUSIC
Music: Robert Nicolosi
US Version Music: Les Baxter
Song Performed By: Adriano Celentano [Furure]

SOUND
Sound Recording: Franco Prosperi

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Euclide Santoli
Hair: Mara Rocchetti
Costumes: Tina Loriedo Grani
Models Dresses: Emilio Schubert

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Designer: Giorgio Giovannini
Set Furnisher: Luigi D'Andria

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Office: Neda Matteucci

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

CAST
Leticia Roman [Nora Davis]
John Saxon [Dr Marcello Bassi]
Valentina Cortesa [Laura Craven Torrani]
Dante Di Paolo [Andrea Landini]
Titti Tomaino [Inspector]
Milo Quesada [De Vico / Paccini]
Marta Melocco [murder victim]
Lucia Modugno [nurse]
Franco Morici [policeman]
Luigi Bonos [Albergo Stelletta]
Robert Buchanan [Dr Alessi]
Gustavo De Nardo [policeman]
Gianni Di Benedetto (real name: Giovanni Di Benedetto) [Professor Torrani]
Virginia Doro [Torraini's maid]
Chana Coubert [Ethel Windell Batocci (uncredited)]
Jim Dolen [priest (uncredited)]
Adriana Facchetti [woman in Sguattera restaurant (uncredited)]
Franco Ressel [arresting officer at airport (uncredited)]

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

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

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

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: 6 March, 2007