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A Blade in the Dark (1983) · La casa con la scala nel buio

Original title: La casa con la scala nel buio

1983 · Lamberto Bava · 109 min · Italy · Edited by 1

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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.

A 1983 title built around Crime, Misterio and Stalker. Directed by Lamberto Bava.

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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Unknown Treasures
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1983
A Blade in the Dark

Spanish: Cuchillos en la oscuridad
French: La maison de la terreur
Portuguese: Uma Lâmina no Escuro
Chinese: 血腥激情夜

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