Italy / Jan 01, 1962
18min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Documentary on a religious practice in the Puglia region of Italy whereby women assert that they have been bitten by a tarantula and dance until they are exorcised of the poison.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Taranta |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Pantheon Film |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1962 |
| Production | Franco Finzi de Barbora |
| Writer | Salvatore Quasimodo |
| Cinematography | Ugo Piccone |
| Assistant directors | Gianfranco Mingozzi |
| Camera operators | Ugo Piccone |
| Additional photography | Ugo Piccone |
| Music | Diego Carpitella |
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| Sound | Diego Carpitella |
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