(1975)
Profondo rosso; also The Hatchet Murders, Le frissons de l’angoisse, Suspiria 2, Bloedlink; shooting titles: La tigre dai dentia, Sciabola/The Saber-Toothed Tiger, Dripping Deep Red
In Deep Red a psychic (Macha Meril), while lecturing in Rome, senses a killer in the room. While she is having a violent reaction, the killer leaves. Later that night she is murdered. The murder is witnessed by her neighbor, a pianist, (Dave Hemmings) on his way home. After talking to the police he knows that a painting is missing from the victims apartment. Hemmings is joined by a reporter (Daria Nicolodi) who is looking for a break. As they get closer to the identity of the killer, the people who hold the clues are killed off. Deep Red includes a reoccurring recording of a child singing and a sadistic little girl. The music by Goblin, an Italian horror-rock group, is really good; especially the music that is played while Hemmings is searching the old house and the school.
Director: Dario Argento. Producer: Claudio Argento. Screenwriters: Dario Argento and Bernardo Zapponi. Cinematographer: Luigi Kuveiller. Music: Giorgia Gaslini and the Goblins. Art Director: Guiseppe Bassan. Editor: Franco Fraticelli. Special Effects: Germane Natali and Carol Rambaldi.
Cast: David Hemmings (Marcus Daly), Daria Nicolodi (Gianna Brezzi), Gabriele Lavia (Carlo), Macha Meril (Helga Ulman), Clara Calamai (Marta), Glauco Mauri (Proffesor Giordani), Eros Pagni (Calcabrini), Giuliana Calandra (Armando Righetti), Nicoletta Elmi (Olga), Piero Mazzinghi (Bardi).
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1, 123 minutes, MPAA Rating: R