Deep Red

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R,1hr 38min

Genres:

Drama,Action

Released:

January 1, 1975

Distributor:

Anchor Bay

Starring:

David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia ... More

Synopsis: The film that has become the master work in Italian horror maestro Dario Argento's canon, Deep Red holds up brilliantly despite the plethora of copycat slasher films it inspired in the years to follow. The film opens with a flashback murder shown from the perspective of a child while an eerie nursery rhyme plays. Cut to the present, pianist Marc Daly (David Hemmings) witnesses the murder of a psychic while chatting with his drunken pal, Carlo (Gabriele Lavia). While the police investigate, Marc joins ... Full Synopsis

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	Patrick Legare, AMG Review Finally available in a fully uncut version, Dario Argento's Deep Red is a first-rate slasher film and one that would be an inspiration in style, direction, and music for such later films as Halloween and Friday the 13th. As with most of Argento's pictures, the murder sequences prove to be the highlight of Deep Red, but the script for this one is significantly stronger and the actors much better. As ... Read Review

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	David Hemmings Marcus Day Daria Nicolodi Gianna Gabriele Lavia Carlo Clara Calamai Marta , Marta, Carlo's Mother

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