''Delirium'' ( it, Delirio Caldo) is a 1972 Italian thriller film directed by

Renato Polselli Renato Polselli (1922–2006) was an Italian film director and writer. Born in Arce, Lazio on 26 February 1922, Polselli began directing films in Italy in the early 1950s. He is best known for directing and writing the film ''The Vampire and the ...

Production

The English-language dub version of the film differs greatly from the Italian version of the film. In the Italian version, there is no mention of the Vietnam war trauma that instigates the killing spree. Most of the film was shot at Isarco Ravaioli's own home.

Release

''Delirium'' was first released in 1972. The film was released as by Empire Video with a 90-minute running time, in English with Dutch subtitles.

Reception

From retrospective reviews, Louis Paul, in his book on Italian Horror Film Directors described ''Delirium'' as one that "seems to have been entirely forgotten" and as a "savage film" that will "likely leave some viewers wondering whether it would have been to leave it that way." Scott Aaron Stine described the film in his book ''The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1960s and 1970s'', found the film "a less chaotic effort" than ''

Black Magic Rites ''Black Magic Rites'' ( it, Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel Trecento..., lit=Rites, black magic and secret orgies in the fourteenth century...) is a 1973 Italian film directed by Renato Polselli. Produced under the title of ''La reincarnazione' ...

'' and "aside from the stock Vietnam war footage, the innumerable nude women in chains, and some interesting plot twists" the film was "Not a good film, but a hell of a lot more engaging than many of its peers."

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* {{imdb title, 0068471 1972 films 1970s thriller films Italian thriller films Films directed by Renato Polselli Giallo films