Erika (film)

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Erika
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Directed by Filippo Walter Ratti
Written byAldo Marcovecchio
Starring
CinematographyGirolamo La Rosa
Edited byRolando Salvatori
Music by Roberto Pregadio
Production
company
Primax
Distributed by
Release date
  • 8 March 1971 (1971-03-08)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Erika is a 1971 Italian drama film [1] directed by Filippo Walter Ratti and starring Pierre Brice, Patrizia Viotti and Carla Mancini. [2] The film grossed over 300 million lire on release, but was then banned due to alleged obscene content.[ citation needed ]

Contents

It was shot at the Elios Studios in Rome and on location around Faleria in Lazio. It was shot back-to-back with The Night of the Damned , using the same sets. The art direction was by Elio Balletti.

Synopsis

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

Cast

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References

  1. Sanguisughe Sexy: Vavmpires in Italian Genre Cinema Between 1956 and 1975 (PDF). Northumbria University. 2018.
  2. Curti p.43

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