Deep Red( 1975)

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When the Screaming starts and the Blood begins to flow... Pinch yourself and keep repeating I'M AT THE MOVIES! I'M AT THE MOVIES! I'M AT THE MOVIES! I'M AT THE MOVIES!

Overview

An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his neighbor, a psychic. With the help of a tenacious young reporter he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods, and the two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.

Top Billed Cast

David Hemmings
Marcus Daly
Daria Nicolodi
Gianna Brezzi
Gabriele Lavia
Carlo
Macha Méril
Helga Ulmann
Eros Pagni
Supt. Calcabrini
Giuliana Calandra
Amanda Righetti
Piero Mazzinghi
Bardi
Glauco Mauri
Prof. Giordani
Clara Calamai
Marta
Aldo Bonamano
Carlo's Father
Liana Del Balzo
Elvira
Vittorio Fanfoni
Cop Taking Notes
Dante Fioretti
Police Photographer
Geraldine Hooper
Massimo Ricci
Jacopo Mariani
Young Carlo
Furio Meniconi
Rodi
Fulvio Mingozzi
Agent Mingozzi
Lorenzo Piani
Fingerprint Cop
Salvatore Puntillo
Police Agent
Piero Vida
Fat Cop
Nicoletta Elmi
Olga
Dario Argento
Murderer's Hands (uncredited)
Salvatore Baccaro
Fruit Vendor (uncredited)
Omero Capanna
Hitman (uncredited)
Bruno Di Luia
Concerned Man in Restroom (uncredited)
Attilio Dottesio
Florist (uncredited)
Tom Felleghy
Surgeon (uncredited)
Glauco Onorato
(uncredited)
Marilù Tolo
Carol (archive footage) (uncredited)
Franco Vaccaro
Pietro Valgoi (uncredited)
Gianni Di Segni
Rabbi (uncredited)
Mario Pascucci
Library Caretaker (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

7.5

Written by John Chard on Sun Oct 19 2014

Ocular Bonanza. When a psychic is murdered after picking up the thoughts of a psychotic killer, Marcus Day is the only witness to the crime and sets about trying to figure out who is responsible. But he then finds that the killer is shadowing him and targeting anyone who files in to help his investigation. Dario Argento’s Deep Red (AKA: Profundo Rosso/The Hatchet Murders) is rightly regarded as one of the leading lights of Giallo. Argento pitches Marcus Day (David Hemmings working from a splinter of Blow Up) into a rousing and visceral world of murder and mystery – and takes the viewers a...