A Blade in the Dark
1983 · 109 min · Director: Lamberto Bava
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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.
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A Blade in the Dark (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Fear 30%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
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Cast
Giovanni
Julia
Little Blond Boy in Film (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Lamberto Bava
- Written by
- Dardano Sacchetti, Elisa Briganti
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1983
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Country
- Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
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