Terror at the Opera
1987 · Movie · 107 min. · Italy
Italian horror master Dario Argento pays homage to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which he would remake a decade later, with this film about a hooded killer who torments the opera diva whom he adores. Cristina Marsillach stars as Betty, a young understudy who gets a chance to star in a production of Verdi's Macbeth when the lead breaks her leg. Her performance receives universal acclaim and also attracts the hooded killer who periodically kidnaps Betty, tapes razor blades under her eyes, and forces her to watch him commit murder. Like most of Argento's films, OPERA is long on style and short on sense, but among his work during the 1980s and 1990s, OPERA is one of the few bright spots.
Direction Dario Argento
Cast Cristina Marsillach · Ian Charleson · Urbano Barberini · Daria Nicolodi · Antonella Vitale · Antonino Iuorio · Barbara Cupisti · Carola Stagnaro · William McNamara · Peter Pitsch · Bjorn Hammer · Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni · Francesca Cassola · Maurizio Garrone · Cristina Giachino · Sebastiano Somma
Soundtrack Brian Eno · Roger Eno · Steel Grave · Claudio Simonetti · Bill Wyman
Screenplay Dario Argento · Franco Ferrini
Cinematography Ronnie Taylor
Original title Opera
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