The Killer Reserved Nine Seats

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The Killer Reserved Nine Seats
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Directed by Giuseppe Bennati
Screenplay by
Starring
Cinematography Giuseppe Aquari [1]
Edited byLuciano Anconetani [1]
Music by Carlo Savina [1]
Production
company
Cinenove [2]
Distributed byOverseas Film Company
Release date
  • 21 May 1974 (1974-05-21)(Italy)
Running time
104 minutes [2]
CountryItaly [2]
Box office 427.544 million

The Killer Reserved Nine Seats (Italian : L'assassino ha riservato nove poltrone) is a 1974 Italian giallo film directed by Giuseppe Bennati.

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Plot

Patrick Davenant invites a group of friends to visit a theatre inside his villa, a place which later reveals itself as sinister. Within a short time, the guests realise that they are trapped in the villa. A merciless killer then begins to murder them one by one.

Cast

Release

The Killer Reserved Nine Seats was distributed by Overseas Film Company theatrically in Italy on 21 May 1974. [2] The film grossed 427,544,000 Italian lira domestically in Italy. [2]

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References

  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. ISBN   978-1476629605.