Italy / Jan 18, 1975 / VM18
It'll take you... apart!
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A series of random suicides in Rome, Italy are attributed to a heatwave, but a young pathologist named Simona—who is working on a thesis about murders disguised as suicides—suspects otherwise. When a young girl associated with Simona's playboy father ends up dead in another apparent suicide, Simona teams up with the girl's priest brother to prove she was murdered and track down the unknown serial killer.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ernesto Colli | Ivo |
| Leonardo Severini | Caretaker |
| Eleonora Morana | Eleonora |
| Antonio Casale | Inspector Silvestri |
| Giovanni Di Benedetto | Professor Mari |
| Pier Giovanni Anchisi | Archivist at Criminal Museum (as Piero Anchisi) |
| Maria Pia Attanasio | Aunt Elvira |
| Sergio Sinceri | Doctor |
| Pupino Samonà | Doctor with beard |
| Bruno Alias | Man in Restaurant (uncredited) |
| Massimo Ciprari | Audience Watching Car Race (uncredited) |
| Luciano Foti | Painter in Casino (uncredited) |
| Cindy Girling | Blonde Corpse (uncredited) |
| Margherita Horowitz | American Tourist (uncredited) |
| Barbara Lay | Suicidal woman in the bathroom (uncredited) |
| Carla Mancini | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Giuseppe Marrocco | Man at Casino (uncredited) |
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| Giulio Massimini | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Franco Moruzzi | Bystander (uncredited) |
| Enrico Palombini | Pool Attendant (uncredited) |
| Michele Starck | Corpse (uncredited) |
| Alessandra Vazzoler | Fat Corpse (uncredited) |
| Sandra Wolff | American Tourist (uncredited) |
| Luciano Zanussi | Doctor at Autopsy (uncredited) |
| Maria Grazia Smaldone | Naná (uncredited) |
Genres
HorrorThrillerMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Macchie solari |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Clodio Cinematografica |
| Release date | 18 gennaio 1975 |
| Production | Leo Pescarolo |
| Writer | Lucio Battistrada, Armando Crispino |
| Editing | Daniele Alabiso, Rosalba Giacobbe |
| Cinematography | Carlo Carlini, Vittorugo Contino, Sergio Martinelli, Renato Mascagno |
| Assistant directors | Lorenzo Magnolia, Armando Crispino, Margherita Reginato |
| Camera operators | Sergio Martinelli, Carlo Carlini, Vittorugo Contino, Renato Mascagno |
| Additional photography | Carlo Carlini, Vittorugo Contino, Sergio Martinelli, Renato Mascagno |
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| Production design | Elio Balletti |
| Art direction | Elio Balletti |
| Set decoration | Elio Balletti |
| Music | Ennio Morricone, Ugo Celani |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone, Ugo Celani |
| Costume design | Mario Ambrosino, Giancarlo De Leonardis, Renzo Francioni, Aldo Giuliani, Wanda Croce |
| Makeup | Renzo Francioni, Mario Ambrosino, Giancarlo De Leonardis, Aldo Giuliani, Wanda Croce |
| Hairstyling | Mario Ambrosino, Giancarlo De Leonardis, Renzo Francioni, Aldo Giuliani, Wanda Croce |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Hong Kong / Apr 01, 1976
Japan / Sep 25, 1976
United States / Jun 10, 1977 / R
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Canada / Sep 01, 1978 / R
France / Oct 03, 1979 / 16
Spain / Jan 19, 1981
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