The Hand That Feeds the Dead
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Directed by | Sergio Garrone |
Screenplay by | Sergio Garrone[1] |
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Cinematography | Emore Galeassi[1] |
Edited by | Cesare Bianchini[1] |
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Production company | Cinequipe[1] |
Distributed by | Regional |
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Running time | 88 minutes[1] |
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The Hand That Feeds the Dead (Italian: La mano che nutre la morte) is a 1974 gothic horror film directed by Sergio Garrone and starring Klaus Kinski.[2] In this film, a 19th-century doctor finds a laboratory in his basement and starts dabbling in reanimation.
Cast[]
Although they are credited, Carla Mancini does not appear in the film.[1] Ayhan Işık, Erol Taş and are not credited in Italian prints of the film.[1]
- Klaus Kinski as Prof. Nijinski
- Katia Christine as Masha / Tanja Nijinski
- Ayhan Işık as Alex
- Caterina Chiani as Katja Olenov
- Erol Taş as Vanya
Source: [1]
Production[]
After directing the war film , director Sergio Garrone began work on a horror film.[3] After contacting the Italian distributor named Sabatini, he was introduced to the Rome-based Turkish producer Şakir V. Sözen.[3] Sözen had previously produced Frank Agrama's crime film and offered the location of a huge villa and proposed casting the Turkish actor Ayhan Işık who had co-starred in L'amico del padrino.[3] According to Garrone, Sözen suggested instead of making one film in six weeks, that they should make two films in eight weeks.[3] This led to the production of both Le amanti del mostro and The Hand That Feeds the Dead.[3][4]
Garrone described the general idea for the film as a variation on a "Frankenstein story"[5] The film was shot in Istanbul and Elios Studios in Rome.[1] The special effects for the surgical scenes in the film were provided by Carlo Rambaldi.[5]
Release[]
The Hand That Feeds the Dead was released in Italy on 29 April 1974.[1] The Turkish version of the film was not released until 1986 after actor and producer bought the negatives from Sözen and released it as Ölümün Nefesi (lit. 'Bread of Death').[6] Duru re-edited the film and added music by .[6] Ölümün Nefesi was released on home video for Turkish and German home video markets and broadcast on Turkish television.[6] The Turkish version was shown at the 2001 .[6]
References[]
Footnotes[]
Sources[]
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
External links[]
- 1974 films
- Italian films
- Turkish films
- Turkish horror films
- Italian horror films
- Italian-language films
- 1974 horror films
- Gothic horror films
- Turkish multilingual films
- Italian multilingual films
- Films shot in Istanbul
- Films shot in Rome