Autopsy (1975 film)
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Directed by | Armando Crispino |
Written by | Lucio Battistrada Armando Crispino |
Produced by | Leo Pescarolo |
Starring | Mimsy Farmer |
Cinematography | Carlo Carlini |
Edited by | Daniele Alabiso |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Autopsy (original Italian title Macchie solari,[1] also known as The Victim and Corpse) is a 1975 Italian giallo-horror film directed by Armando Crispino.[2] It achieved a cult status for its truculent morgue scenes.[3] The Italian title translates as Sunspots.[1]
Plot[]
During a rash of unusual suicides in Rome that scientists theorize are being caused by sunspots, a young female morgue doctor (Mimsy Farmer) is told by a priest that he thinks his sister was murdered, although he is being told she was a suicide. They team up to investigate the cause of his sister's death.
Cast[]
- Mimsy Farmer: Simona Sana
- Barry Primus: Father Paul Lenox
- Ray Lovelock: Edgar
- : Lello Sana
- Angela Goodwin: Daniela
- : Betty Lenox
- Massimo Serato: Gianni Sana
- Ernesto Colli: Ivo
- Antonio Casale: Inspector Silvestri
Critical reception[]
Allmovie wrote, "This creepy whodunit [...] offers a few chills but is ultimately unsatisfying."[4]
Marco Giusti feels that the film, like all films by Crispino, is a little slow, a little boring.[3]
Rob Talbot wrote "You really do wonder what you’ve let yourself [in] for when this one kicks off, but it’ll certainly make you sit up and pay attention, whether you love or hate it.[1]"
References[]
- ^ a b c Talbot, Rob (20 February 2017). "Eurohorror of the Week: Autopsy (1975)". screamhorrormag.com. Scream Magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ Luca Rea. I colori del buio: il cinema thrilling italiano dal 1930 al 1979. I. Molino, 1999.
- ^ a b Giusti, Marco (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani STRACULT [sic]. Cles: Sterling & Kupfer. p. 423. ISBN 88-200-2919-7.
- ^ Guarisco, Donald. "Autopsy (1974)". Allmovie. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
External links[]
- 1975 films
- Italian-language films
- Italian films
- 1975 horror films
- Films scored by Ennio Morricone
- 1970s Italian film stubs
- 1970s horror film stubs