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The Cursed Medallion
''The Cursed Medallion'' ( it, Il medaglione insanguinato; also released as ''The Night Child'') is a 1975 Italian horror film directed by Massimo Dallamano, and starring Richard Johnson, Joanna Cassidy, and Ida Galli. Plot Michael Williams, a documentary filmmaker for the BBC, is working on a project involving depictions of Satan and demonic-inspired deaths in works of art. His wife perished in what was ruled an accidental fire, and he now raises his preadolescent daughter, Emily, with assistance from a devoted governess, Jill, both of whom are still haunted by the death. Michael's obsession with a specific painting sends him to Italy, and his family doctor suggests Michael take his daughter and governess along to help them recover. While packing for the trip, Emily finds a medallion that he had bought for his wife on a previous trip, and in turn, he allows her to keep it. On arriving in Italy, they are met by American production manager Joanna, who soon becomes romantically draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Dallamano
Massimo Dallamano (17 April 1917 – 4 November 1976), sometimes credited as Max Dillman, Max Dillmann or Jack Dalmas, was an Italian director and director of photography. Life and career Born in Milan, Dallamano began in the 1940s as cameraman for documentaries and commercials, and after the war he became a cinematographer, specializing in adventure films. Credited as Jack Dalmas he was the cinematographer on Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) and ''For a Few Dollars More'' (1965). In 1967 he made his directorial debut with another Spaghetti Western, ''Bandidos''. He went on to direct a dozen more films, including poliziotteschi, giallo films In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, sexploitation, an ... and erotic dramas. His films include ''Dorian Gray'' (1970), '' What Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |