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| Directed by | Bruno Corbucci |
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| Based on | Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli |
| Starring | Brigitte Skay |
| Cinematography | Fausto Zuccoli [1] |
| Edited by | Luciano Anconetani [1] |
| Music by | Sante Romitelli |
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Running time | 93 minutes [1] |
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Ms. Stiletto (Italian : Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli), is a 1969 film directed by Bruno Corbucci.
Early 1600s, France. Eric von Nutter, a greedy Alsatian baron raids Duke de Frissac's family estate Château Salins and kills his entire family except Isabella, his little daughter. Isabella is saved by Melicour, the head of a gypsy tribe nicknamed The Devils. Years later, Isabella is a beautiful and courageous teenage girl. By chance, she encounters François de Bassompierre and gets the opportunity to reclaim her title but Château Salins is now possessed by Von Nutter. France is going through political instability under the child king Louis XIII and needs support from German princes. Therefore, Isabella is barred from possession of Château Salins by the Louvre and a young viscount, Gilbert de Villancourt is assigned as a guardian to her. However, following a failed assassination attempt by a minion of Von Nutter, Isabella vows to avenge her family and take Château Salins back.
Ms. Stiletto is an adaptation of the fumetto Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli , a comic book series by Renzo Barbieri, who created the character of Isabella, and Giorgio Cavedon, who wrote the stories. [1] [3] The comic series became popular in Italy and was Italy's first openly erotic comic strip. [3]
The film was part of a minor trend of comic strip adaptations that emphasised mild sado-masochism and late 1960s fetish gear, which started with Danger: Diabolik and Barbarella . [4]
Ms. Stiletto was released in Italy in 1969. [1] The film was released on home video in the United States under the title Ms. Stiletto in the mid 1980s. [5] As of 2016, the film is only available in the United States through a VHS tape from the Force Video label. [5] Italian film historian and critic described this tape as "badly cropped VHS" that is "sold at a very high price among collectors." [5]
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