Sei donne per l'assassino (1964)

Country of Origin: Italy/Monaco/France/West Germany
Year of Production: 1963-1964
Running Times: 84m/88m
Length: 2700 metres
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: Eastmancolor
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound: mono

DIRECTION

Directed by: Mario Bava

CREW

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: An Emmepi Cinematografica production (opening credits)  Emmepi Cinematografica - Roma, George de Beauregard - Parigi, Monachia Film - Monaco (closing credits)
Produced by: Massimo Patrizi, Alfredo Mirabile
English Language Version Producer: Lou Moss
Production Manager: Armando Govoni (Armand Gordon on English language prints)
Production Supervisor: Franco Grifeo (Frank Griffith on English language prints)

SCRIPT
Screenplay and Story: Marcello Fondato (Marcel Fondato on English language prints)
In Collaboration with: Giuseppe Barilla (Joe Barilla on English language prints), Mario Bava
English Language Version Script: Lou Moss
English Language Version Screen Adaptation: Kelly Leon

DIRECTION
1st Assistant Director: Priscilla Contardi (Priscilla Conway on English language prints)
2nd Assistant Director: Cristina Grieco (Christina Gray on English language prints)
Continuity: Luciana Loschiavo (Louis Lockheed on English language prints, credited as 'Assistant Editor')

PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Ubaldo Terzano (Herman Tarzana on English language prints), Mario Bava (uncredited)
Camera Operator: Mario Mancini (Morris Mankin on English language prints)
Eastmancolor by Tecnostampa

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Mario Serandrei (Mark Suran on English language prints)
Assistant Editor: Lina Caterini (Lena Carter on English language prints)

MUSIC
Music by: Carlo Rustichelli (Carl Rustic on English language prints)
Music Publishers: C.A.M. Roma

SOUND
Sound: Vittorio Trentino (Victor Trenton on English prints)
Sound Recording: Fonolox (Rome)
Sound Re-Recordist: Fausto Ancillai [uncredited]
French Language Version Director: Jacques Michau
French Language Version Dialogue: Lucette Gaudiot
English Language Version Director: Lou Moss
English Language Version Recording: Pat Somerset

COSTUMES AND MAKE UP
Make Up: Emilio Trani (Emil Trainor on English language prints)
Hair: Marisa Laganga (Maria Logan on English language prints)
Costumes: Tina Grani (Tina Grand on English language prints)
Eva Bartok's Costumes: Eleanora Garnett (Eleanor Garnett on English language prints)

VISUAL EFFECTS
English Language Version Titles Designers: Filmation Associates

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Arrigo Breschi (Harry Brest on English language prints)

OTHER CREW
Administrator: Pietro Speziali (Peter Spencer on English language prints, credited as 'General Manager')
Production Secretary: Ben Cardiff (real name: Benito Caripi)

LOCATIONS
Locations: Villa Pamphili, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Studio: A.T.C. - Roma

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Shooting at the antiques shop was filmed with the cooperation of la Società Dedalo

CAST

Cameron Mitchell (Massimo Morlacchi (Max Marian in English language prints))

with
Eva Bartok (Contessa Cristiana Como)
Thomas Reiner (Inspector Silvestri / Inspector Silvester)
Arianna Gorini (Nicole)
Dante Di Paolo (Franco Scalo / Frank Scalo)
Mary Arden (Real name: Dawne Mary Arden) (Peggy Peyton)
Franco Ressel (Ricacardo Morelli/Marquis Richard Morell)
Claude Dantes (Tao-Li)
Luciano Pigozzi (Louis Pigot on English language prints) (Cesare Lazzarini / Cesar Losarre)
Lea Krugher (real name: Lea Kruger) (Greta)
Massimo Righi (Max Wright on English language prints) (Marco)
Francesca Ungaro (Frances Right on English language prints) (Isabella)
Giuliano Raffaelli (Julian Rafael on English language prints) (Silvestri's assistant)
Hariette White Medin (real name: Harriet White Medin) (housekeeper)

and with
Mara Carmosino (Mary Carmen on English language prints) (model)
Heidi Stroh (Heidi Troy on English language prints) (bleach blonde model)
Enzo Cerusico (Henry Verdan on English language prints) (gas station attendant)
Nadia Anty (Nadia Antin on English language prints) (model)

UNCREDITED CAST

Goffredo Unger (killer (uncredited))

FRENCH LANGUAGE VERSION DUBBING CAST

Martine Sarcey
Sophie Leclair
Claude Chantal
Jacques Dacqmine
Bernard Dheran
Hubert Noël

PLOT SUMMARY

A maniac killer is stalking the models of a chic Roman fashion house. The police investigate - but is the killer all that he appears to be?

AVAILABILITY

Argentina
Video Distributors: Epoca

France
Theatrical Distributors: Les Films Marboeuf

Italy
Theatrical Distributors: Unidis

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Seleciónes Capitolino S. Huguet

UK
Theatrical Distributors: Gala Film Distributors Ltd

USA
Theatrical Distributors: A Woolner Brothers Presentation / An Allied Artists Pictures Corporation release
Video Distributors: Media Home Entertainment; Sinister Cinema; VCI Home Video
DVD Distributors: VCI Home Video (DVD 8213); VCI Home Video; VCI Home Video (Mario Bava Box Set - with La frusta e il corpo (1963) and Operazione paura (1966))

West Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Gloria-Film

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: 16

Finland
Rating: K-16

France
Rating: -18

Sweden
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: X; 18

USA
Rating: unrated

West Germany
Rating: 16

TIMELINE

1963
November
22: Italy - filming begins

1964
January
8: Italy - filming ends

March
14: Italy - theatrical release

November
27: West Germany - theatrical release

December
30: France - theatrical release

1965
April
2: USA - theatrical release (in Chicago)
7: USA - theatrical release

1966
January
9: UK - theatrical release

1968
July
19: Finland - theatrical release

1972
February
14: Sweden - theatrical release

2000
October
24: USA - DVD release (VCI Home Video (DVD 8213))

November
28: USA - DVD release (VCI Home Video (Mario Bava Box Set - with La frusta e il corpo (1963) and Operazione paura (1966)))

2005
November
8: USA - DVD release (VCI Home Video)

POSTER TAGS

A fashion house of glamorous models becomes a terror house of blood!

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

6 donne per l'assassino - alternative spelling
6 femmes pour l'assassin - French title
Assassinats dans la haute couture - French video title
L'atelier de la peur - French title
L'atelier della morte - shooting title
Blod och svarta spetsar - Swedish title
Blood and Black Lace - US title
Blutige Seide - West German title
Fashion House of Death
Himotappaja - Finnish title
Lustmördaren - Swedish title
Seis mujeres para el asesino - Spanish title
Seis mujeres para un asesino - Argentinean title
Six femmes pour l'assassin - French title
Six Women For the Murdere (sic) - original English language export title
Der Würger mit der Maske - Austrian title

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Matador (1986)

REFERENCES

OTHER SOURCES

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KEYWORDS

diaries, drowning, giallo, masks, masked killers, models, serial killers, torture, twist endings

Last Updated: 27 September, 2009