4 mosche di velluto grigio (1971)
Directed by Dario Argento

Crime / Horror / Thriller
aka: Four Flies on Grey Velvet

Film Synopsis

Roberto's nightmare begins when he starts to receive strange telephone calls and he becomes aware that someone is stalking him.  One night, the young musician manages to confront his tormentor, but the two men get into a fight and Roberto accidentally stabs the stranger.  The next day, Roberto is given an envelope containing photographs which graphically depict the struggle in which he killed his persecutor.  The worst is yet to come...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Dario Argento
  • Script: Dario Argento, Luigi Cozzi (story), Mario Foglietti (story)
  • Cinematographer: Franco Di Giacomo
  • Music: Ennio Morricone
  • Cast: Michael Brandon (Roberto Tobias), Mimsy Farmer (Nina Tobias), Jean-Pierre Marielle (Gianni Arrosio), Bud Spencer (Godfrey 'God'), Aldo Bufi Landi (Pathologist), Calisto Calisti (Carlo Marosi), Marisa Fabbri (Amelia, the maid), Oreste Lionello (The Professor), Fabrizio Moroni (Mirko), Corrado Olmi (Porter), Stefano Satta Flores (Andrea), Laura Troschel (Maria), Francine Racette (Dalia), Dante Cleri (Coffin Salesman), Guerrino Crivello (Rambaldi, the neighbor), Gildo Di Marco (Postman), Tom Felleghy (Police Commissioner Pini), Leopoldo Migliori (Musician), Fulvio Mingozzi (Music Studio Manager), Pino Patti (2nd Funeral Exhibition Attendant)
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: Italian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 104 min
  • Aka: Four Flies on Grey Velvet

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