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A Blade in the Dark poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.7 / 100
1983·Horror / Mystery / Thriller·1h 48m

A BLADE IN THE DARK

“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.

Above the Line
Lamberto Bava·DirectorElisa Briganti·WriterDardano Sacchetti·WriterGianlorenzo Battaglia·Director of PhotographyGuido De Angelis·Original Music ComposerLamberto Bava·Editor
Cast
Andrea Occhipinti·BrunoAnny Papa·SandraFabiola Toledo·AngelaMichele Soavi·Tony RendinaValéria Cavalli·KatiaStanko Molnar·GiovanniLara Lamberti·JuliaGiovanni Frezza·Little Blond Boy in Film (uncredited)Marco Vivio·Little Boy in Film #1 (uncredited)
Full Crew
(28 credits)
Directing· 3
Lamberto Bava·DirectorMichele Soavi·Assistant DirectorDonatella Botti·Continuity
Writing· 2
Elisa Briganti·WriterDardano Sacchetti·Writer
Camera· 3
Gianlorenzo Battaglia·Director of PhotographyGianlorenzo Battaglia·Camera OperatorEnzo Frattari·Assistant Camera
Editing· 3
Lamberto Bava·EditorTeresa Negozio·First Assistant EditorIsabella Mauro·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Guido De Angelis·Original Music ComposerMaurizio De Angelis·Original Music ComposerPaolo Frati·Sound EffectsMario Giacco·Sound EffectsEros Giustini·Sound Engineer
Art & Design· 5
Stefano Paltrinieri·Costume DesignStefano Paltrinieri·Set DecorationGiovanni Amadei·Makeup ArtistCarla Catanzaro·Assistant Makeup ArtistAngeluccio Maccarinelli·Props
Production· 6
Lamberto Bava·ProducerMino Loy·ProducerLuciano Martino·ProducerRoberto de Laurentiis·Production ManagerOfelia Garcia·Production SecretarySaverio Mangogna·Production Secretary
Other Departments· 1
Giovanni Corridori·Special Effects
By the Numbers
70.7
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind A Blade in the Dark's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#FFCC00
Mood
Tense, Dramatic, Violent
Composition
Layered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster features a dark background with a large, screaming red face on the left, partially obscured by a man's face in profile on the right. A hand with red ”

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Key Elements
Knife
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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