Deep Red

Also known as The Hatchet Murders, Profondo Rosso

1975 film directed by Dario Argento

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7.7

An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.

Released: 1975-03-07127 minDir: Dario ArgentoHorror, Thriller, MysteryBox office: $2.9M

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Cast

David Hemmings as Marcus Daly
Daria Nicolodi as Gianna Brezzi
Gabriele Lavia as Carlo
Macha Méril as Helga Ulmann
Eros Pagni as Supt. Calcabrini
Giuliana Calandra as Amanda Righetti

Themes

murder
reporter
whodunit
psychic
pianist
proto-slasher
giallo

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Ratings

IMDb

7.5/10

46,227 votes

Year: 1975
Runtime: 127 min
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

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Key facts

Italian: Profondo rosso
Directed by: Dario Argento
Written by: Dario Argento Bernardino Zapponi
Produced by: Salvatore Argento
Starring: David Hemmings Daria Nicolodi Gabriele Lavia Macha Méril Eros Pagni Giuliana Calandra Nicoletta Elmi Glauco Mauri Clara Calamai
Cinematography: Luigi Kuveiller
Edited by: Franco Fraticelli
Music by: Giorgio Gaslini Goblin
Production companies: Rizzoli Film Seda Spettacoli
Distributed by: Cineriz
Release date: 7 March 1975 ( 1975-03-07 ) (Italy)
Running time: 126 minutes
Country: Italy
Language: Italian
Box office: ₤ 3,709 billion (Italy) , $ 629,903 (United States)

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Duration: 100
FilmAffinity ID: 456375
Image: Profondo rosso (1975) Hemmings e Nicolodi (2).png

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publication date: 1975-03-07
title: Profondo rosso
Commons category: Profondo rosso
review score: 7.5/10

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Deep Red (Italian: Profondo rosso), also known as The Hatchet Murders, is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Dario Argento, written by Argento and Bernardino Zapponi, and starring David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril, and Clara Calamai. It follows a pianist (Hemmings) who investigates a series of murders performed by a mysterious figure wearing black leather gloves. The film's score was composed and performed by Goblin, the first in a long-running collaboration with Argento.

The film was released during the height of the "giallo craze" of Italian popular cinema, and was a critical and commercial success. Retrospective reviews have been equally positive, and Deep Red is considered one of the genre's definitive entries, as well as one of Argento's finest works.