Il rosso segno della follia (1970)

Country of Origin: Italy/Spain
Year of Production: 1970
Running Times: 83 mins (Spain)/ 88 mins
Length: 2560 metres
Format: Eastmancolor/35mm
Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Manuel Caño Sanciriaco/Mercury Films /Pan Latina Films/Películas Ibarra y Cía.
Producer: Manuel Caño

SCRIPT
Script: Mario Bava, Santiago Moncada, Mario Musy
Story: Santiago Moncada

DIRECTION
Director: Mario Bava
Assistant Director: Lamberto Bava

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Mario Bava
Camera Operator: Antonio Rinaldi
Assistant Camera: Gian Lorenzo Battaglia
Lab: Eastmancolor, Rome, Italy

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Soledad López

MUSIC
Music: Sante Maria Romitelli
Conductor: Luigi Zito

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designers: Jesus Maria Herrero, Giulia Mafai

OTHER CREW
Script Supervisor: Marisa Agostini

LOCATIONS
Locations: Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain; Paris, France; Rome, Lazio, Italy
Studio: Estudios Balcázar, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

CAST
Stephen Forsyth (John Harrington)
Dagmar Lassander (Helen Wood)
Laura Betti (Mildred Harrington)
Jesús Puente (Inspector Russell)
Femi Benussi (Alice Norton)
Antonia Mas (Louise)
Alan Collins (real name: Luciano Pigozzi) (Vences)
Gérard Tichy (Dr Kalleway)
Verónica Llimera (Betsy)
Pasquale Fortunato (club waiter)
José Ignacio Abadal (Kane)
Silvia Lienas (Vicky)
Montserrat Riva (bride on train)

AVAILABILITY

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ibérica S.A.

USA
Theatrical Distributors: G.G.P. Releasing Company
Video Distributors: Charter Video; Media Home Entertainment; Something Weird Video; Timeless Video Inc; VCI Home Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Italy
Rating: VM18

USA
Rating: GP

West Germany
Rating: 18

TIMELINE

1968
September
9: Italy - filming begins

October
20: Italy - filming ends

1969
December
16: Italy - passed by the ratings board

1970
June
2: Italy - theatrical release

September
14: Spain - theatrical release

1972
December
Day Unknown: UK - theatrical release

1973
March
1: UK - theatrical release

1974
February
9: USA - theatrical release

2003
October
25: Finland - shown at the Night Visions Film Festival

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Un accetta per la luna di miele
Blood Brides - UK title
Un hacha para la luna de mile - Spanish title
Hatchet for the Honeymoon - US title
Kalman hääyö - Finnish title
The Red Mark of Madness
The Red Sign of Madness
Red Wedding Night - West German title

LINKS

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
I tre volti della paura (1963)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-rama Show Southern Style Volume 2 (1995)

KEYWORDS

brides, dressmakers, giallo, ghosts, honeymoons, incinerators, meat cleavers, models, paranoia, séances, serial killers, trains, wedding dresses

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008