Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Directed by Mario Bava
Genres - Mystery, Crime, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Giallo, Psychological Thriller |
Release Date - Apr 7, 1965 (USA) |
Run Time - 88 min. |
Countries - Germany, France, Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching
Director Mario Bava's second thriller revolves around a fashion salon owned by wealthy Cristina (Eva Bartok) and her greedy lover Max (Cameron Mitchell). The salon is a front for cocaine-trafficking and blackmail, so when model Isabella (Lea Kruger) is viciously strangled, leaving a detailed diary behind, many of the people connected with the salon become very nervous. Isabella's roommate Nicole (Arianna Gorini) finds the diary and soon has her throat clawed out with a piece of medieval armor. Peggy (Mary Arden), who borrowed abortion money from Isabella, is tortured and has her face pressed into a red-hot iron. The bodies continue to pile up until a conspiracy is exposed and the perpetrators start getting their just desserts. Luciano Pigozzi, Massimo Righi, and Claude Dantes are among the cast.
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investigator, killing, maniac, modeling, murder, psychopath, rampage, serial-killer, sex, slasher