Lover of the Monster (Italian: Le amanti del mostro, lit. 'Lovers of the Monster') is a 1974 gothic horror film directed by Sergio Garrone and starring Klaus Kinski.[3]
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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[2] |
| Distributed by | Morini |
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Running time | 87 minutes[2] |
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Plot
editDr. Alex Nijinski (Klaus Kinski) stumbles upon a secret experimental laboratory when he returns to his wife's ancestral homestead. Work in the lab turns the curious doctor into a Jekyll and Hyde split personality, with the evil alter ago going on a killing rampage in the town which is blamed on a pair of tramps.
Cast
edit- Klaus Kinski as Prof. Alex Nijinsky
- Katia Christine as Anijeska Nijinsky
- Ayhan Işık as Dr. Igor Walensky
- Marzia Damon as the farmer's wife
- Erol Taş as the Tramp
- Roberto Messina as the Farmer
- Bruno Arié as the Inspector
- Osiride Pevarello as Feodor Polanski
- Amedeo Timpani as the Judge
- Romano De Gironcoli
- Luigi Bevilacqua
- Pasquale Toscano
Although credited, Carla Mancini, Alessandro Perrella and Stella Calderoni do not appear in the film.[2] Ayhan Işık, Erol Taş and Roberto Messina are not credited in the Italian prints of the film.[2]
Production
editAfter directing the war film La colomba non deve volare, director Sergio Garrone began work on a horror film.[2] After contacting the Italian distributor named Sabatini, he was introduced to the Rome-based Turkish producer Şakir V. Sözen.[2] Sözen had previously produced Farouk Agrama's crime film L'amico del padrino and was offered the location of a huge villa and proposed casting the Turkish actor Ayhan Işık who had co-starred in Lamico del padrino.[2] According to Garrone, Sözen suggested instead of making one film in six weeks, that they should make two films in eight weeks.[2] This led to the production of both le amanti del mostro and The Hand That Feeds the Dead.[2][4]
Le amanti del mostro was filmed in Istanbul and at Elios Studios in Rome.[2]
Release
editLe amanti del mostro was released theatrically in Italy on 28 May 1974 where it was distributed by Morini.[2][1]
Footnotes
editReferences
edit- 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.