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Anita Strindberg
Anita Strindberg (born 19 June 1937) is a Swedish former actress who appeared in numerous Italian ''giallo'' films in the 1970s. Strindberg appeared as Anita Edberg in two Swedish films in the late 1950s. She started her career in gialli with Lucio Fulci's ''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' in 1971 and starred in her first lead role that same year, in the Sergio Martino-directed ''The Case of the Scorpion's Tail''. In 1972, she starred in two more gialli: Aldo Lado's '' Who Saw Her Die?'' and Martino's ''Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key''. After the early 1970s, Strindberg acted in many types of genre films: a women in prison film ''Women in Cell Block 7'' (1973); the ''Exorcist''-like horror film '' The Antichrist'' (1974); and the ''poliziotteschi'' film '' Almost Human'' (1974), directed by Umberto Lenzi. Her last film was Riccardo Freda's ''Murder Obsession'', also known as ''Fear'' co-starring Laura Gemser. Filmography *''Blonde in Bondage'' (1957) - Telephone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Strindberg
Anita Strindberg (born 19 June 1937) is a Swedish former actress who appeared in numerous Italian ''giallo'' films in the 1970s. Strindberg appeared as Anita Edberg in two Swedish films in the late 1950s. She started her career in gialli with Lucio Fulci's ''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' in 1971 and starred in her first lead role that same year, in the Sergio Martino-directed ''The Case of the Scorpion's Tail''. In 1972, she starred in two more gialli: Aldo Lado's '' Who Saw Her Die?'' and Martino's ''Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key''. After the early 1970s, Strindberg acted in many types of genre films: a women in prison film ''Women in Cell Block 7'' (1973); the ''Exorcist''-like horror film '' The Antichrist'' (1974); and the ''poliziotteschi'' film '' Almost Human'' (1974), directed by Umberto Lenzi. Her last film was Riccardo Freda's ''Murder Obsession'', also known as ''Fear'' co-starring Laura Gemser. Filmography *''Blonde in Bondage'' (1957) - Telephone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poliziotteschi
Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime film, crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ''Euro-crime'', ''Italo-crime'', ''spaghetti crime films'', or simply ''Italian crime films''. Influenced by both 1970s Gangster film#French gangster films, French crime films and gritty 1960s and 1970s American Crime thriller, cop films and vigilante films, poliziotteschi films were made amidst an atmosphere of socio-political turmoil in Italy known as Years of Lead (Italy), Years of Lead and increasing Italian crime rates. The films generally featured graphic and brutal violence, organized crime, car chases, vigilantism, heist film, heists, gunfights, and corruption up to the highest levels. The protagonists were generally tough working class loners, willing to act outside a corrupt or overly bureaucratic system. Etymology of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forza 'G'
''Winged Devils'' (Italian: ''Forza "G"'', literally ''"G" Force'') is a 1972 Italian adventure-comedy film directed by Duccio Tessari. Cast *Riccardo Salvino: Lt. Gianni Orlando *Pino Colizzi: Cpt. Bergamini *Mico Cundari: Lt. Muschin *Ernesto Colli: Lt. Ernesto Del Prete *Barbara Bouchet: Karin *Miranda Campa: Ernesto's Mother *Anita Strindberg: Gianni's Friend *Magda Konopka: Gianni's Friend *Giancarlo Prete : Lt. Pettarin *Duccio Tessari : De Santis *Dori Ghezzi Dori Ghezzi (born 30 March 1946) is an Italian singer who was active as a recording artist between 1966 and 1989. In the 1970s, Ghezzi worked mainly in a duo with American singer Wess, and the couple represented Italy in the 1975 Eurovision Song ... References External links * 1972 films Italian adventure films 1970s adventure films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Duccio Tessari Films scored by Ennio Morricone Italian aviation films 1970s Italian films {{adventure-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Tuo Vizio è Una Stanza Chiusa E Solo Io Ne Ho La Chiave
''Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key'' ( it, Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Sergio Martino. The picture stars Edwige Fenech, Luigi Pistilli, and Anita Strindberg. The film uses many elements from Edgar Allan Poe's 1843 short story " The Black Cat" and acknowledges this influence in the film's opening credits. ''Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key'' was Martino's fourth giallo film. The title of the film is a reference to his first one, ''The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh'' (''Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh'', 1971), in which the killer leaves the phrase as a note to his victim. The victim in that film was played by Fenech. The film has been released under several alternate titles, including ''Gently Before She Dies'', ''Eye of the Black Cat'' and ''Excite Me!''. Plot Oliviero Rouvigny, a failed writer and an alcoholic, lives in a crumbling mansion with his wife Irina, who is scar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi L'ha Vista Morire?
''Who Saw Her Die?'' ( it, Chi l'ha vista morire?) is an Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Aldo Lado and Vittorio De Sisti, starring Anita Strindberg and George Lazenby. Lazenby and Strindberg play the parents of a murdered girl, who pursue her black-veiled killer throughout Venice. ''Who Saw Her Die?'' features music by Ennio Morricone, and has seen positive reviews for Lazenby's performance. Plot In a French ski resort, a young girl wanders off from her carer and is murdered by a killer in a black veil, who buries her body in the snow. Years later, another young girl, Roberta Serpieri, is found drowned in Venice after being abducted by the same killer. Her divorced parents, sculptor Franco and Elizabeth, attempt to discover what has happened to their daughter. Cast * George Lazenby as Franco Serpieri * Anita Strindberg as Elizabeth Serpieri * Adolfo Celi as Serafian * Dominique Boschero as Ginevra Storelli * Peter Chatel as Philip Vernon * Piero Vida as Journalist * Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eroticist
''The Eroticist'' ( it, Nonostante le apparenze... e purchè la nazione non lo sappia... all'onorevole piacciono le donne, lit=Despite Appearances... and Provided the Nation Doesn't Know... The Senator Likes Women) is a 1972 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana film directed (and co-written) by Lucio Fulci. It had censorship problems and was banned shortly after its release. Later it was released in a heavily cut version and prohibited for persons under 18 years. Plot Sen. Gianni Puppis arrives at Rome's airport to greet the female president of the Republic of Urania. Puppis, a contender for the next Italian Chief (President) of State, is captured on film furtively groping her bottom as she greets the Italian press. No one notices the incident, and the victim is unsure who was responsible due to the crowd gathered around her. The TV film editor studies the film with a colleague and remarks, "but he's queer!" Still photos of the incident fall into the hands of a highly unorthodox p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coartada En Disco Rojo
''The Two Faces of Fear'' ( it, I Due Volti della Paura) is a film directed by Tulio Demicheli. The film is an Italian and Spanish co-production between the Rome based company B.R.C. and Tecisa a Madrid based company. Cast * George Hilton as Dr. Roberto Carli * Fernando Rey as Inspector Nardi * Luciana Paluzzi as Elena Carli * Anita Strindberg as Dr. Paola Lombardi * Manuel Zarzo as Félix, Nardi's assistant * Luis Dávila as Dr. Michele Azzini * Eduardo Fajardo as Luisi * Antonio del Real as Dr. Michele Azzini * Teresa Guayda González as Maria Release ''The Two Faces of Fear'' was distributed in Spain on 24 March 1972. It grossed a contemporary value of 81,001.29 Euro with admissions of 396,942 in Spain. Reception From contemporary reviews, David McGillivray reviewed an 88 minute dubbed version in the ''Monthly Film Bulletin ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 to April 1991, when i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Coda Dello Scorpione
''The Case of the Scorpion's Tail'' (Italian: ''La coda dello scorpione'' / ''Tail of the Scorpion'') is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino, produced by Luciano Martino and co-written by Ernesto Gastaldi and Eduardo Maria Brochero. It starred George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Ida Galli and Janine Reynaud, and the music soundtrack was by Bruno Nicolai. Plot A widow named Lisa (Ida Galli) inherits a small fortune when her husband dies in a freak jet crash. However, before she can escape to a retreat with her secret lover, the widow is brutally slashed to death and the money stolen. Now an insurance investigator ( George Hilton) and his journalist love interest (Anita Strindberg) must figure out exactly who is murdering anyone involved with the late widow, and why. A strange gold cufflink holds the key to the mystery. Cast * George Hilton as Peter Lynch * Anita Strindberg as Cléo Dupont * Alberto de Mendoza as John Stanley * Ida Galli as Lisa Baumer * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna
''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' ( it, Una lucertola con la pelle di donna) is a 1971 ''giallo'' film directed by Lucio Fulci and produced by Edmondo Amati and Robert Dorfmann. It stars Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Leo Genn, and Anita Strindberg. The film was an Italian-Spanish-French co-production. Set in London, the film follows Carol Hammond (Bolkan), the daughter of a respected politician, who experiences a series of vivid, psychedelic nightmares consisting of debauched sex orgies and LSD use. In the dream, she commits a graphic murder of a neighbor whose life she is envious of (Strindberg) and awakes to a real-life criminal investigation into the murder of her neighbour. The film was released in France as ''Carole'', and was later re-released in the US as ''Schizoid''. The French release print is the longest at 101 minutes. Plot Carol Hammond (Florinda Bolkan) is the daughter of a wealthy lawyer and politician named Edmund Brighton (Leo Genn). Her husband F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blonde In Bondage
''Blonde in Bondage'' (Swedish: ''Blondin i fara'') is a 1957 Swedish drama crime film directed by Robert Brandt, who also wrote lyrics to the film's two songs. Distributors Corporation of America released the film in the US as a double feature with ''The Flesh Is Weak''. It was shot at the Metronome Studios in Stockholm. Plot New York City reporter Larry Brand is sent to Stockholm to do a story on Swedish morals. A traffic accident leads him into rescuing a strip tease artiste from drug addiction and pits him against a ruthless criminal gang. Cast * Mark Miller as Larry Brand *Anita Thallaug as Mona Mace *Lars Ekborg as Max *Ruth Johansson as Laila * Birgitta Ander as Birgitta *Eva Laräng as Ingrid *Anita Strindberg as Telephone operator (credited as Anita Edberg) *Erik Strandmark as Olle *Stig Järrel as Kreuger *Börje Mellvig Harald Filip Börje Mellvig (23 November 1911 in Malmö – 7 November 1998 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Gemser
Laurette Marcia Gemser (born 5 October 1950) is an Indonesian-Dutch retired actress, model and costume designer. She is primarily known for her work in Italian erotic cinema, most notably the ''Emanuelle'' series. Many of her films were collaborations with directors Joe D'Amato and Bruno Mattei. Gemser has also been credited as Moira Chen, most notably in '' Love Is Forever'' (1983). Early life Gemser left Indonesia in 1955, at the age of four, and moved with her parents to the Netherlands.Article on Laura Gemser in ''Leeuwarder Courant'', 5 February 1977 She grew up in the Dutch city of Utrecht, where she attended the MULO Regentesseschool high school. After that, she attended the Artibus Art School in Utrecht, where she specialised in fashion design. Career After modelling in various magazines in the Netherlands and Belgium, in 1974 she moved to Italy to star in the erotic film ''Amore libero - Free Love''.Gordiano Lupi, ''Laura Gemser e le altre''. Edizioni Profondo Rosso, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Obsession
''Murder Obsession'' (''Follia omicida''), a.k.a. ''Fear'', is a 1981 Italian giallo film directed by Riccardo Freda, and starring Laura Gemser and Anita Strindberg. Plot synopsis A successful actor named Michael (Stefano Patrizi) has a dark past where, at a young age, he stabbed his father to death. Along with his girlfriend Deborah ( Silvia Dionisio), he visits his mother (Anita Strindberg) for the weekend and are joined by the director and other people involved in a film. Soon, the guests begin to get picked off and Michael fears his past will come back to kill him. Cast * Stefano Patrizi as Michael Stanford * Martine Brochard as Shirley * Henri Garcin as Hans Schwartz * John Richardson as Oliver * Laura Gemser as Beryl * Anita Strindberg as Glenda Stanford * Silvia Dionisio as Deborah Production Around 1969, Fabio Piccioni wrote a short story titled ''Il grido del Capricorno'', which he later adapted into an adult comic book in the ''Oltretomba'' series. Living across f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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