''Erika'' is a 1971 Italian drama film directed by Filippo Walter Ratti and starring

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, Patrizia Viotti and Carla Mancini.Curti p.43 The film grossed over 300 million lire on release, but was then banned due to alleged obscene content. It was shot at the

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in Rome and on location around Faleria in Lazio. It was shot back-to-back with ''

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'', using the same sets. The

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Synopsis

A free-spirited young German woman arrives to stay with an aristocratic family in Sicily, causing havoc to their lives.

Cast

as Renato Laurana * Patrizia Viotti as Erika * Giuseppe Fortis as Baron Giovanni Laurana * Carla Mancini as Concettina * Bernard De Vries as Luca Laurana * Antonio Anelli as Padre Gaetano * Franca Haas * Irio Fantini *

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References

Bibliography

* Curti, Roberto. ''Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979''. McFarland, 2017.

External links

* 1971 films Italian thriller films 1970s thriller films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Filippo Walter Ratti Films set in Sicily Films scored by Roberto Pregadio 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub