A Whisper in the Dark
Directed byMarcello Aliprandi
Story by
  • Nicolò Rienzi
  • Maria Teresa Rienzi[1]
Produced byEnzo Gallo[2]
Starring
CinematographyClaudio Cirillo[1]
Edited byGian Maria Messeri[1]
Music byPino Donaggio[1]
Production
company
Cinemondial S.r.l.[2]
Distributed byLia Film
Release date
  • 12 August 1976 (1976-08-12) (Italy)
Running time
102 minutes[2]
CountryItaly[2]
Box office₤171.391 million

A Whisper in the Dark (Italian: Un sussurro nel buio) is a 1976 Italian film directed by Marcello Aliprandi.

Production

A Whisper in the Dark was written by the husband and wife screenwriting team of Nicolò Rienzi and Maria Teresa Rienzi.[2] The film was shot in Venice in early 1976.[2][1] John Phillip Law who acted in the film, stated that the film was made due to the popularity of the film Don't Look Now.[3]

Release

A Whisper in the Dark was distribute theatrically in Italy by Lia Film on 12 August 1976.[2] It grossed a total of 171,391,126 Italian lire on its domestic release, which Italian film historian and author Roberto Curti described as "disappointing" and that the film "sunk at the box office".[2][3]

Reception

Curti stated that the film earned "moderate critical praise" on its release.[3] Tullio Kezich admired the bizarre fantastic atmosphere of the film, while it "exceeds in extravaganzas [...] where it would have taken discipline of choice" [4] Giovanni Grazzini that with this film Aliprandi had "grown up" and despite lacking his own personality as a director he "runs the show".[5]

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Curti 2017, p. 166.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Curti 2017, p. 167.
  3. 1 2 3 Curti 2017, p. 169.
  4. ↑ Kezich 1983, p. 382.
  5. ↑ Grazzini, Giovanni (18 September 1976). "Lucca, fantasma in famiglia". Corriere della Sera.

Sources

  • Kezich, Tullio (1983). Il nuovissimo Millefilm (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori.
  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
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