''The Last House on the Beach'' (Italian: ''La settima donna'', also known as ''Terror'' and ''The Seventh Woman'') is a

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directed by

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. The American title refers to

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'', and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas stated how "combining the

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subgenre with rape-revenge, the film deviates plot-wise from ''The Last House on the Left'' substantially, but arrives at a similar ethical conclusion". It was argued that the final scene of the movie inspired the final scene in

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''.

Cast

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: Sister Cristina * Ray Lovelock: Aldo * Flavio Andreini: Walter * Stefano Cedrati: Nino * Sherry Buchanan: Lisa

Production

''The Last House on the Beach'' was

's second film as a director he made for producer Pino Burichhi.

Release

''The Last House on the Beach'' was distributed in Italy by Magirus and released on April 20, 1978. Roberto Curti, author of ''Italian Crime Filmography 1968-1980'' described the film as "performing very poorly in the Italian box office". It grossed a total of 25.4 million

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on its theatrical release.

Reception

Roberto Curti stated that the film was one of the sleaziest sexploitation films. Curti noted that the plot progression was minimal, and what was left was "a succession of grim, misogynist and exploitative scenes: adolescent nudes, slow motion sodomizations, vicious wounds, assorted killings."

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* 1978 films 1978 horror films Rape and revenge films 1970s exploitation films 1970s crime thriller films 1970s slasher films Italian slasher films Giallo films Nunsploitation films Films scored by Roberto Pregadio Films directed by Franco Prosperi 1970s Italian films {{crime-thriller-film-stub