The Murder Clinic

The Murder Clinic

Italian film poster for The Murder Clinic
Directed by Lionello De Felice[1]
Produced by
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Ernesto Gastaldi
  • Luciano Martino[1]
Starring
Music by Francesco De Masi[1]
Cinematography Marcello Masciocchi[1]
Edited by Alberto Gallitti[1]
Production
company
  • Leone Film
  • Ci.Ti. Cinematografica
  • Orphée Productions
Distributed by Regional (Italy)
Release dates
  • March 17, 1966 (1966-03-17) (Italy)
Running time
 90 minutes[1]
Country
  • Italy
  • France
Box office ₤96 million

The Murder Clinic (Italian: La lama nel corpo) is a 1966 Italian-French film directed by Lionello De Felice.

Production

The film was shot in Villa Parisi in Rome.[1] Most sources indicate producer Elio Scardamaglia as the director of the film, screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi stated that Lionello De Felice was the films real director.[2] Gastaldi stated that De Felice left the films production near the end of shooting with only a few scenes remained.[2]

Style

Roberto Curti, author of Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969 described The Murder Clinic as an example of the way Italian gothic horror films would change and make way for the giallo genre in the 1970s.[3]

Release

Murder Clinic was released in Italy on March 17, 1966 where it was distributed by Regional.[1] The film grossed a total of ₤96 million Italian lira on its theatrical release.[1] In 1971, a re-release poster played off of actor William Bergers own trouble with the law with a tag line of "William Berger, guilty or innocent?"[4]

The film was released in the United States under numerours titles including Revenge of the Living Dead, which tried to promote the film as a zombie movie.[4] The film was released on DVD by Code Red as part of "Six-Pack Volume Two" box set.[1]

Reception

Curti described the films direction as being "nondescript" and that the many red herrings in the film were unconvincing.[3] Curti also noted that "The film only comes alive when Françoise Prévost is on-screen."[3]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Curti 2015, p. 165.
  2. 1 2 Curti 2015, p. 168.
  3. 1 2 3 Curti 2015, p. 166.
  4. 1 2 Curti 2015, p. 167.

References

  • Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. McFarland. ISBN 1476619891. 

External links

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