Dark Tale

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The Dark Tale
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Directed by Roberto Leoni
Written by Roberto Leoni
Produced byGiulio Scanni
Starring John Savage
Claudia Gerini
CinematographyGiancarlo Ferrando
Edited byMauro Bonanni
Music by Luis Bacalov
Production
companies
Filmirage, Eureka Films, Filmodeon
Distributed byColumbia Tristar
Release date
  • December 1991 (1991-12)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageEnglish

The Dark Tale (Italian : Favola Crudele), is a 1991 Italian thriller film written and directed by Roberto Leoni and produced by Giulio Scanni starring John Savage.

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Plot

On a desert island where she stays with her sister Beatrice and her nanny Martina, Angelica wishes she could have a handsome prince to play with. Not far from the island, a terrorist named Roy escapes while being transported between two prisons by boat. Together with the policeman he is handcuffed to, Roy is found by Angelica, who takes care of him, sure that he is her "handsome prince". The policeman falls into the sea and Beatrice and Martina die after strange accidents. Roy finally realizes that Angelica has killed them so that she can be alone with her "handsome prince". He trips and gets knocked out, and when he wakes up he finds he is bound and gagged. He meets an unpleasant fate. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Favola Crudele in archivio del cinema italiano".
  2. "Favola Crudele in lostmoviearchive".