Claudio Fragasso is a film director and screenwriter. Fragasso first attempted to make art films in the early 1970s, then became a screenwriter in the Italian film industry in the mid-1970s. Fragasso met director Bruno Mattei, which led to a ten-year partnership from 1980 to 1990 during which the two worked together closely on films, with Fragasso's contributions often going uncredited. Fragasso's wife Rossella Drudi was also a screenwriter and collaborated with him on a number of projects. Fragasso would later go on to write and direct his own films in the 1980s, including Monster Dog with rock musician Alice Cooper and After Death. Fragasso directed Troll 2 in 1989, which was later the topic of Best Worst Movie, a documentary film that discussed Troll 2's fandom.
Night of Violence is a 1965 Italian film directed by Roberto Mauri and starring Helene Chanel and Marilu Tolo. It was initially banned in Italy on the time of its release, and released in France first as Call Girls 66. It was released later in Italy heavily edited and with some re-dubbed dialogue.
Stormbound is a 1950 Italian crime melodrama film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Constance Dowling, Andrea Checchi and Aldo Silvani. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. It earned 64 million lire at the box office.
Il coltello di ghiaccio is a 1972 giallo film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Carroll Baker, Evelyn Stewart, and George Rigaud. Both Baker and Stewart featured in several other films helmed by Lenzi. The film follows a mute woman who finds herself in danger when a serial killer begins stalking the Spanish countryside. The title takes its name from a quote attributed to Edgar Allan Poe, in which he refers to fear as a "knife of ice which penetrates the senses down to the depth of conscience"; the quote, however, was a fabrication by the filmmakers.
The Warning is a 1980 Italian crime-giallo film directed by Damiano Damiani.
La morte risale a ieri sera is a 1970 crime film directed by Duccio Tessari. The film was written by Tessari and Biagio Proietti and based on the novel I milanesi ammazzano al sabato by Giorgio Scerbanenco.
Tragic Ceremony is a 1972 horror film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Camille Keaton, Tony Isbert, and Máximo Valverde. Its plot follows a group of young people who find themselves haunted in the hours after witnessing a black mass while lodging at a remote estate during a rainstorm.
Lara Wendel is a German former actress who was active in Italian cinema and television.
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye is a 1973 Gothic horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti. It is also a rare example of an Italian giallo that is set in period, taking place some time in the 1890s.
The Killer Is on the Phone is a 1972 giallo film directed by Alberto De Martino. It was released in the U.S. in July, 1975. The film is set in Bruges, Belgium, and stars Telly Savalas and Anne Heywood. The story follows an attractive actress who suffers from amnesia and paranoia triggered by a chance encounter with a professional assassin, who in turn begins to follow her with his knife.
The Suspicious Death of a Minor, also known as Too Young to Die, is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino.
Amuck! is a 1972 Italian giallo film written and directed by Silvio Amadio.
So Sweet, So Dead is a 1972 Italian giallo film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero.
Pensione paura is a 1978 film directed by Francesco Barilli.
Manhunt in the City, also known as The Manhunt, is a 1975 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Umberto Lenzi. It was co-written by Dardano Sacchetti and has a score by Bruno Nicolai.
Spirits of Death is a 1972 Italian film directed by Romano Scavolini and starring Ida Galli, Ivan Rassimov and Luigi Pistilli. The film was also released as Exorcisme Tragique.
Something Creeping in The Dark is a 1971 Italian horror film directed by Mario Colucci and starring Farley Granger and Lucia Bosè.
Francesco Bertuccioli is an Italian editor. He has worked in Quello strano desiderio (1979), by Enzo Milioni; in gothic films such as L'amante del demonio, by Paolo Lombardo; and Un bianco vestito per Marialé (1972), by Romano Scavolini; and in crime films such as La belva col mitra (1977) along Adalberto Ceccarelli and Armando Bertuccioli.
The Howl is a 1948 Italian-Spanish mystery thriller film directed by Ferruccio Cerio and starring Elli Parvo, Rafael Bardem and Roldano Lupi. Cerio and Alessandro De Stefani adapted the script from their own 1934 stage play of the same title The film's sets were designed by the art director Amalio Garí. It is the first of two films directed by Cerio in Francoist Spain where he had relocated following his association with Mussolini's Italian Social Republic in the final years of the Second World War.
The Man with the Grey Glove is a 1948 Italian mystery crime film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Annette Bach, Roldano Lupi and Antonio Centa. Cinematographer Gábor Pogány used a number of camera shots to give the production the feel of a film noir. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. It earned around sixty five million lire at the box office.
