Spain, Italy, 1970
88m
35mm film, Eastmancolor, 1.66:1
mono, Italian
An Italian horror film directed by Mario Bava.
Plot Summary
The owner of bridal dress design house is also a vicious serial killer murdering the wome who buy their dresse from him.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Mario Bava
Pan Latina Films (Madrid) and Mercury Films (Roma) for Peliculas Ibarra & Cía. S.A. (Madrid, Spain)
Produced by: Manuel Caño
Screenplay: Santiago Moncada 1Credited as “screemplay” on English language prints]; Mario Bava [uncredited], Mario Musy [uncredited]
Director of Photography: Mario Bava
Film Editor: Soledad Lopez
Music by: Sante Romitelli
Sound: Arcofón, Madrid & Fono Roma, Roma
Costumes Brides Were Designed and Made by: José Ma Tressera [real name: José María Tressera]
Make up: Elisa Aspach, Piero Mecacci
Hair Stylist: Hipolita Lopez and Emilia Zachini
Art Director: Giulia Mafai [uncredited]
Studio: Balcázar, Barcelona
Actual Locations: Barcelona, Roma, Paris
Cast
Stephen Forsyth (John Harrington)
Dagmar Lassander (Helen/Susan)
Laura Betti (Mildred Harrington)
Jesús Puente (Inspector Russell)
Femi Benussi (Alice)
Antonia Mas (Louise)
Alan Collin (Vences)
Gérard Tichy (Doctor Kalleway)
Veronica Llimera (Betsy)
Fortunato Pascuale [real name: Fortunato Pasquale]
José Ignacio Abadaz (Jimmy)
Silvia Lienas (Vicky)
Montserrat Riba
Elina De Witt [uncredited]
Bruno Boschetti [uncredited]
Guido Barlocci [John – uncredited]
Alternative Titles
O Alerta Vermelho da Loucura – Brazil
La Baie sanglante 2 – France
Blood Brides – UK
Une Hache pour la lune de miel – France
Hatchet for the Honeymoon – Australia
A Hatchet for the Honeymoon – USA
Hentesbárd – Hungary
Honeymoon – Sweden (video)
Kalman hääyö – Finland
Lua de Mel Sangrenta – Portugugal
As Noivas da Morte – Portugugal (video)
Red Wedding Night – West Germany
Il rosso segno della follia: Un ‘accetta per la luna di miele – Italy
O sadistis – Greece
Links
Includes extracts from
I tre volti della paura (1963)
Extracts included in
Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996)
Frightened Dagmar (2015)
Joe Dante Remembers Twitch of the Death Nerve (2011)
Villa Parisi: Legacy of Terror (2016)
You Won’t Stop Screaming (1998)
References
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.205
- Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.204
- Film Review 1972-1973 by F. Maurice Speed p.213 – credits
- The Haunted World of Mario Bava by Troy Howarth pp.190-201; 340-341 – illustrated review; credits
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.164-165
- Italian Horror Films of the 1960s by Lawrence McCallum pp.102-104
- Mario Bava by Alberto Pezzotta pp.66-71; 111
- Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark by Tim Lucas pp.777-793 – illustrated review, synopsis, production notes, credits
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.185
