La morte accarezza a mezzanotte
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| Directed by | Luciano Ercoli |
| Produced by | Luciano Ercoli Alberto Pugliese |
| Written by |
Ernesto Gastaldi Guido Leoni Mahnahén Velasco Mannuel Velasco |
| Story by | Sergio Corbucci |
| Starring |
Susan Scott Simón Andreu Peter Martell Claudie Lange Carlo Gentili |
| Music by | Gianni Ferrio |
| Cinematography | Fernando Arribas |
| Edited by | Angelo Curi |
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C.B. Films S.A.
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| Distributed by | C.B. Films |
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103 minutes |
| Country | Italy Spain |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | ESP 20,658,563 (Spain) |
La morte accarezza a mezzanotte / Death Caresses at Midnight (International title: Death Walks at Midnight) is a 1972 giallo film directed by Luciano Ercoli. The film was written by Ernesto Gastaldi, Guido Leoni, Mahnahén Velasco and Mannuel Velasco. It starred Susan Scott, Simón Andreu, Peter Martell, Claudie Lange and Carlo Gentili. The film was also released in English-speaking countries as Cry Out in Terror.
Fashion model Valentina (Susan Scott) agrees to help her journalist boyfriend Giò Baldi (Simón Andreu) research the effects of LSD. While under the influence of the drug, Valentina sees a man bludgeon a woman to death with a spiked gauntlet. Baldi publishes a report of her hallucinations; however, Valentina believes what she has seen is real. She begins to realise that the killer is stalking her, although neither Baldi nor the police will believe what she tells them.
La morte accarezza a mezzanotte marks the third collaboration between director Luciano Ercoli and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi, who had previously worked together on 1971's La morte cammina con i tacchi alti and 1970's Le foto proibite di una signora per bene. Ercoli's wife Nieves Navarro, credited here as Susan Scott, featured in several of his other films, often in similar roles as "tough, independent" women. The director's preference for this type of character has been noted as being inspired by fumetti, a form of Italian photonovel often featuring such roles.
La morte accarezza a mezzanotte (Death Carresses at Midnight) was released in Italy on 17 November 1972. It has also been distributed under the titles Muerte acaricia a medianoche and Death Walks at Midnight. It was released under the latter title in English by NoShame Films as part of a box set with La morte cammina i tachi alti (aka Death Walks in High Heels), titled Luciano Ercoli's Death Box Set.
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