The Kiss or The Kiss of Death (Italian: Il bacio) is a 1974 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Lanfranchi and starring Maurizio Bonuglia, Eleonora Giorgi and Martine Beswick.[1]
| The Kiss | |
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_-_Eleonora_Giorgi_e_Maurizio_Bonuglia.jpg) Elena and Guido | |
| Directed by | Mario Lanfranchi |
| Written by |
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| Based on | Il bacio di una morta by Carolina Invernizio |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Claudio Collepiccolo |
| Edited by | Luciano Anconetani |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
Production company | InterVision |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni. It was shot at the Elios Film Studios in Rome and on location in Venice.
Cast
edit- Maurizio Bonuglia as Guido Rambaldi
- Eleonora Giorgi as Elena Vergani - wife of Guido
- Martine Beswick as Nara Kotosky
- Valentina Cortese as Elizabeth Blixen
- Massimo Girotti as Eugenio Dazzi
- Brian Deacon as Alfonso - half-brother of Elena
- Vladek Sheybal as Portiere d'albergo
- Antonio Pierfederici
- Gianni Cavina as Gravedigger
- Barbara Vittoria Calori
- Franca Maresa
- Glauco Scarlini
- Luigi Zerbinati
- Giovanni Vannini as Doctor
- Vittorio Fanfoni as Lawyer of Nara
- Riccardo Berlingeri
- Gabriele Bentivoglio as Witness #1 at the duel
- Alessandro Perrella
- Corrado Annicelli
- Edoardo Toniolo
- Ines Pellegrini as Myosotis
- John Karlsen as Friedrich
- Antonio Spaccatini as Jeweller
References
edit- ^ Curti p.113
Bibliography
edit- Curti, Roberto. Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland, 2017.
External links
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