| The Seventh Grave | |
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| Directed by | Garibaldi Serra Caracciolo |
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| Cinematography | Aldo Greci [1] |
| Edited by | Mariano Arditi [1] |
| Music by | Leopoldo Perez Bonsignore [1] |
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Running time | 77 minutes [1] |
| Country | Italy [1] |
| Budget | ₤40 million |
The Seventh Grave (Italian : La settima tomba) is a 1965 Italian horror film directed by Garibaldi Serra Caracciolo.
The Seventh Grave was produced by F.G.S. International Pictures, a company founded in December 1964 by Felice Falvo, Arturo Giorni and Alessandro Santini. [2]
Santini also wrote the story and screenplay with director Garibaldia Serra Caracciolo and actor Antonio Casale. [2] The film was shot in three and a half weeks at Balsorano castle and Olimpia Studios in Rome from February to March 1965. [3] The films budget was around 40 million Italian lire. [3]
A photonovel of the film was published in issue 52 of the Malìa in May 1965 while the film was released on 18 August 1965. [1] In 1968, Fortuanato Misiano's company Romana Cinematografica bought the rights from the producers and attempted to get the subsidies from 1965's Corona law. [3] The film was rejected by the Ministerial commission who unanimously decided that the "technical eligibility and sufficient artistic, culture and spectacular qualities" that the law demanded were not present. [3]
Roberto Curti, author of Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969 noted the films amateur qualities such as breaking the 180 degree rule and lacking continuity between shots and that "lighting was passable at best". [3] The script was described as one that "haphazardly assembles a bunch of Gothic stereotypes" and that the plot, the production clearly saw The Cat and the Canary (1927) "one too many times". [3]
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