Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh (1970)

Country of Origin: Spain / Italy
Year of Production: 1970
Running Times: 81 mins (USA (as Blade of the Ripper))     87 mins (USA (as Next Victim)) 92 mins (Spain)     98 mins (Italy)
Format: Eastmancolor     35mm     Cromoscope     Tecnostampa
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Devon Film / Copercines / Laurie International / MLR
Producers: Luciano Martino, Antonio Crescenzi
Production Manager: Floriana Trenker
Unit Managers: Lamberto Palmieri, Franco Fogagnolo

SCRIPT
Script: Eduardo M. Brochero, Ernesto Gastaldi
Story: Eduardo M. Brochero
Script Collaborator: Vittorio Caronia

DIRECTION
Director: Sergio Martino
Assistant Directors: Francisco Rodríguez, Vittorio Caronia

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Emilio Foriscot
Camera Operator: Giancarlo Ferrando
Assistant Camera: Michele Picciaredda
Stills: Francesco Narducci

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Eugenio Alabiso
Assistant Editor: Amedeo Moriani

MUSIC
Music: Nora Orlandi
Musical Director: Paolo Ormi
Music Published By: Sermi Film

SOUND
Sound: Pietro Ortolani
Dub / Sync: N.C. Studios (Rome)

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Mario Di Salvio
Costumes: Riccardo Domenici

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Directors: Cubero - Galicia (real names: Jaime Pérez Cubero, José Luis Galicia)
Perspex / Metal Objects / Lights: Punto 3

MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Mirella Roy (real name: Mirella Malatesta)

LOCATIONS
Studio: Elios Fil, Roma, Lazio, Italy

CAST
George Hilton (George)
Edwige Fenech (Julie Wardh)
Cristina Airoldi (real name: Conchita Airoldi) (Carol Baxa)
Manuel Gil
Carlo Alighiero
Ivan Rassimov (Jean)
Alberto de Mendoza (Neil Wardh)
Bruno Corazzari (killer)
Marella Corbi
Miguel Del Castillo
Luis de Tejada
Brizio Montinaro
Pouchi
Mira Vidotto

AVAILABILITY

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Sweden
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R

TIMELINE

1970
December
23: Italy - passed by the ratings board

1971
January
15: Italy - theatrical release

August
6: USA - theatrical release

September
6: Sweden - theatrical release

1972
April
14: Denmark - theatrical release

May
5: West Germany - theatrical release

June
12: Spain - theatrical release
14: France - theatrical release

2005
May
2: Australia - shown at the Australian Centre For the Moving Image, Melbourne

POSTER TAGS

Heaven help whoever is... (Next!)

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Blade of the Ripper - US title
L'étrange vice de madame Wardh - French title
Mannen med rakkniven - Swedish title
The Next Victim!
Next!
La perversa señora Ward - Spanish title
The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Dark Fears Behind the Door (2005)

SEE ALSO
Psycho (1960)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

The Cheeseplant no.2 (UK)
credits, review (by Matt Blake)

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

giallo, serial killers

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008