An American college student in Rome and his sister in New York investigate a series of killings in both locations where their resident addresses are the domain of two covens of witches.
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Cast verified as complete
| Leigh McCloskey | ... |
Mark Elliot
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| Irene Miracle | ... |
Rose Elliot
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| Eleonora Giorgi | ... |
Sara
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| Daria Nicolodi | ... |
Elise De Longvalle Adler
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| Sacha Pitoëff | ... |
Kazanian
(as Sacha Pitoeff)
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| Alida Valli | ... |
Carol, the caretaker
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| Veronica Lazar | ... |
The Nurse / Mater Tenebrarum
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| Gabriele Lavia | ... |
Carlo
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| Feodor Chaliapin Jr. | ... |
Professor Arnold / Dr. Varelli
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Leopoldo Mastelloni | ... |
John, the Butler
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| Ania Pieroni | ... |
Music Student
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James Fleetwood | ... |
Cook
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Rosario Rigutini | ... |
Man
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Ryan Hilliard | ... |
Shadow
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| Paolo Paoloni | ... |
Music Teacher
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Fulvio Mingozzi | ... |
Cabdriver
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Luigi Lodoli | ... |
Bookbinder
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Rodolfo Lodi | ... |
Old Man in the Library
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| Dario Argento | ... |
Emilio Varelli (uncredited) (voice)
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| Lamberto Bava | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Corinne Dunne | ... |
Tenant (uncredited)
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Gianni Macchia | ... |
John (uncredited)
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Ettore Martini | ... |
Cop at Burning Building (uncredited)
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Filippo Perego | ... |
Tenant (uncredited)
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Andrea Piazzesi | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Teresa Rossi Passante | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Anna Valentino | ... |
Smiling Girl in Library (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Dario Argento | ||
Written by
| Dario Argento | ... | (story and screenplay) |
| Dardano Sacchetti | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
| Thomas De Quincey | ... | (book "Suspiria de Profundis") (uncredited) |
| Daria Nicolodi | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Claudio Argento | ... | producer |
| Salvatore Argento | ... | executive producer |
| Guglielmo Garroni | ... | executive producer (as William Garroni) |
Music by
| Keith Emerson | ||
Cinematography by
| Romano Albani | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Franco Fraticelli | ||
Art Direction by
| Giuseppe Bassan | ||
Set Decoration by
| Francesco Cuppini | ||
| Maurizio Garrone | ||
Costume Design by
| Massimo Lentini | ||
Makeup Department
| Luciana Maria Costanzi | ... | hair stylist |
| Giancarlo De Leonardis | ... | hair stylist |
| Pierantonio Mecacci | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Andrew W. Garroni | ... | production manager: New York |
| Angelo Iacono | ... | production manager (as Angelo Jacono) |
| Cesare Jacolucci | ... | unit manager |
| William Lustig | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lamberto Bava | ... | assistant director |
| Andrea Piazzesi | ... | second assistant director |
| Mario Bava | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
| Stephen A. Glanzrock | ... | second assistant director: New York (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Luciano Anzellotti | ... | sound effects |
| Massimo Anzellotti | ... | sound effects |
| Attilio Gizzi | ... | sound effects editor |
| Franco Groppioni | ... | sound engineer (as Francesco Groppioni) |
| Giancarlo Laurenzi | ... | boom operator |
| Romano Pampaloni | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
| Germano Natali | ... | special effects |
| Fabio Traversari | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Fabrizio Bava | ... | visual effects assistant (uncredited) |
| Mario Bava | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Roberto Dell'Acqua | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Vito Domenighini | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| David LeBell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Alberto Altibrandi | ... | gaffer |
| Gianlorenzo Battaglia | ... | underwater camera operator (as Lorenzo Battaglia) |
| Francesco Bellomo | ... | still photographer |
| Agostino Pascarella | ... | key grip |
| Idelmo Simonelli | ... | camera operator |
| Mario Bava | ... | camera operator (uncredited) / lighting technician (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Keith Emerson | ... | music arranger (as Emerson) |
| Godfrey Salmon | ... | conductor / music arranger (as Salmon) / orchestrator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Serena Canevari | ... | script supervisor (as Maria Serena Canevari) |
Additional Crew
| Solly V. Bianco | ... | production administrator |
| Anna Maria Galvinelli | ... | production assistant |
| Enrico Lucherini | ... | unit publicist |
| Saverio Mangogna | ... | production assistant |
| Michela Prodan | ... | production assistant |
| Roberto Chevalier | ... | voice dubbing: Leigh McCloskey (uncredited) |
| Carolyn De Fonseca | ... | voice dubbing: Alida Valli (uncredited) |
| Vittorio Di Prima | ... | voice dubbing: Sacha Pitoëff (uncredited) |
| Vittoria Febbi | ... | voice dubbing: Veronica Lazar (uncredited) |
| William Kiehl | ... | voice dubbing: Narrator (uncredited) |
| Anthony La Penna | ... | voice dubbing: Feodor Chaliapin Jr. (uncredited) |
| Edward Mannix | ... | voice dubbing: Sacha Pitoëff (uncredited) |
| Franco Odoardi | ... | voice dubbing: Feodor Chialiapin Jr. (uncredited) |
| Isabella Pasanisi | ... | voice dubbing: Irene Miracle (uncredited) |
| Ted Rusoff | ... | voice dubbing: Leopoldo Mastelloni (uncredited) |
| Gregory Snegoff | ... | voice dubbing: Gabriele Lavia (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Mario Bava | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Produzioni Intersound (produced for)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1980) (Italy) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Fox Columbia Film Distributors (1980) (Australia) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- In-Cine Distribuidora Cinematográfica S.A. (1980) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1980) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1980) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1980) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1980) (Japan) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Video (1982) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Video)
- CBS/Fox (1983) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Key Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1986) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed) (limited)
- CBS/Fox Video Far East (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
- Nippon AVC Co. (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
- Showtime Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Elite Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Fox Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2005) (Finland) (tv)
- SubTV (2004) (Finland) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Blue Underground (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Arrow Film Distributors (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Arrow Film Distributors (2010) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- King Records (2010) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Living Colour Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Mr. Horror Presents #20)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
- Another World Entertainment (2011) (Norway) (DVD)
- Blue Underground (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Blue Underground (2011) (United States) (DVD) (special edition)
- Future Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD)
- King Records (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
- Lumière Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Lumière Classics)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Raphael Salato (footwear)
- Bulgari (jewelry)
- E.C.E. (technical equipment)
- De Paolis I.N.C.I.R. (film studios)
- Elios Film (film studios)
- International Recordings (sound recording studios)
- Magnum Motion Pictures Inc. (production services: U.S.)
- Lucherini-Ghergo (unit publicist)
- Bixio C.E.M.S.A (music publisher)
- L.B.G. Artists (music publisher)
- Trafalgar Recording Studios, Rome (music recorded at)
- Orchestra dell'Unione Musicisti di Roma (U.M.R.) (orchestra)
- Studio Verzini (head titles)
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI (orchestra: "Va pensiero...")
- Fonit Cetra (courtesy by: "Va pensiero...")
- Technicolor Rome (color by)
- Technovision (camera)
- Deluxe Entertainment Services (prints by)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA) (Approved Nº 25916)
- Waxwork Records (soundtrack available from)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Riddled with secret but horrid suspicion, young American poet Rose Elliot writes to Mark, her musicology-student brother in Rome, about her startling findings in the dark, dank basement of her New York Art Deco apartment building. Pivoting around the cryptic knowledge hidden in the leather-bound book entitled "The Three Mothers", Rose is convinced that her aristocratic but damned abode is actually an ancient coven for Mater Tenebrarum, the malevolent Mother of Darkness. Little by little, as the siblings delve deeper and deeper into the occult, a mysterious disappearance and an endless string of gruesome killings will bring Mark closer and closer to a surreal nightmare. Where do the long and shadowy corridors of Rose's building lead? Written by Nick Riganas |
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| Taglines | A Frightened Journey Through the Macabre Corridors of Hell! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | ITL3,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | All of the murderer's hands in the movie were Dario Argento's. See more » |
| Goofs | During the cat attack, a human hand can be seen throwing some cats at the actress. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Maniac (1980). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Va' pensiero... See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The 20th Century Fox logo that appears on American prints does not have the fanfare. See more » |
| Quotes |
Narrator:
The Three Mothers rule the world with sorrow, tears and darkness. Mater Suspiriorum, the Mother of Sighs, and the oldest of the three, lives in Freiburg. Mater Lachrymarum, the Mother of Tears, and the most beautiful of the sisters, holds rule in Rome. Mater Tenebrarum, the Mother of Darkness, who is the youngest and cruelest of the three, controls New York. See more » |