Quick Facts
DirectorLamberto Bava
Runtime1h 49m · 16
GenresHorror · Mystery · Thriller
Release1983-08-06
Film
A Blade in the Dark
1983· 16· 1h 49m· Horror· Mystery· Thriller
“Don't Go Down the Stairs.”
Bruno, an up and coming film composer, has been hired to write the score to a new horror movie. After moving into a secluded villa, life begins to imitate art as a vicious killer starts bumping off anyone and everyone who happens to pay him a visit.
1983-08-06
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Key Crew
DirectorLamberto Bava
WriterDardano Sacchetti
ProducerLamberto Bava
Director of PhotographyGianlorenzo Battaglia
Original Music ComposerGuido De Angelis
EditorLamberto Bava
Full cast & crew (9 cast · 28 crew)
Details
Released1983-08-06
Runtime1h 49m · 16
StatusReleased
StudiosNuova Dania Cinematografica · National Cinematografica
LanguagesEnglish · Italian
CountriesItaly
Rating5.7/10 · 130 votes
Original languageit
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