| The Hand That Feeds the Dead | |
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| Directed by | Sergio Garrone |
| Screenplay by | Sergio Garrone [1] |
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| Cinematography | Emore Galeassi [1] |
| Edited by | Cesare Bianchini [1] |
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Production company | Cinequipe
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| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 88 minutes [1] |
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The Hand That Feeds the Dead ( Italian: La mano che nutre la morte) is a 1974 gothic horror film directed by Sergio Garrone and starring Klaus Kinski. [2] In this film, a 19th-century doctor finds a laboratory in his basement and starts dabbling in reanimation.
Cast
Although they are credited, Carla Mancini does not appear in the film. [1] Ayhan Işık, Erol Taş and are not credited in Italian prints of the film. [1]
- Klaus Kinski as Prof. Nijinski
- Katia Christine as Masha / Tanja Nijinski
- Ayhan Işık as Alex
- Caterina Chiani as Katja Olenov
- Erol Taş as Vanya
Source: [1]
Production
After directing the war film La colomba non deve volare, director Sergio Garrone began work on a horror film. [3] After contacting the Italian distributor named Sabatini, he was introduced to the Rome-based Turkish producer Şakir V. Sözen. [3] Sözen had previously produced Frank Agrama's crime film L'amico del padrino and offered the location of a huge villa and proposed casting the Turkish actor Ayhan Işık who had co-starred in L'amico del padrino. [3] According to Garrone, Sözen suggested instead of making one film in six weeks, that they should make two films in eight weeks. [3] This led to the production of both Le amanti del mostro and The Hand That Feeds the Dead. [3] [4]
Garrone described the general idea for the film as a variation on a "Frankenstein story" [5] The film was shot in Istanbul and Elios Studios in Rome. [1] The special effects for the surgical scenes in the film were provided by Carlo Rambaldi. [5]
Release
The Hand That Feeds the Dead was released in Italy on 29 April 1974. [1] The Turkish version of the film was not released until 1986 after actor and producer Yilmaz Duru bought the negatives from Sözen and released it as Ölümün Nefesi ( lit. 'Breath of Death'). [6] Duru re-edited the film and added music by Arif Melikov. [6] Ölümün Nefesi was released on home video for Turkish and German home video markets and broadcast on Turkish television. [6] The Turkish version was shown at the 2001 Ankara Film Festival. [6]
References
Footnotes
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
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| The Hand That Feeds the Dead | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sergio Garrone |
| Screenplay by | Sergio Garrone [1] |
| Produced by |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Emore Galeassi [1] |
| Edited by | Cesare Bianchini [1] |
| Music by |
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Production company | Cinequipe
[1] |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes [1] |
| Countries |
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The Hand That Feeds the Dead ( Italian: La mano che nutre la morte) is a 1974 gothic horror film directed by Sergio Garrone and starring Klaus Kinski. [2] In this film, a 19th-century doctor finds a laboratory in his basement and starts dabbling in reanimation.
Cast
Although they are credited, Carla Mancini does not appear in the film. [1] Ayhan Işık, Erol Taş and are not credited in Italian prints of the film. [1]
- Klaus Kinski as Prof. Nijinski
- Katia Christine as Masha / Tanja Nijinski
- Ayhan Işık as Alex
- Caterina Chiani as Katja Olenov
- Erol Taş as Vanya
Source: [1]
Production
After directing the war film La colomba non deve volare, director Sergio Garrone began work on a horror film. [3] After contacting the Italian distributor named Sabatini, he was introduced to the Rome-based Turkish producer Şakir V. Sözen. [3] Sözen had previously produced Frank Agrama's crime film L'amico del padrino and offered the location of a huge villa and proposed casting the Turkish actor Ayhan Işık who had co-starred in L'amico del padrino. [3] According to Garrone, Sözen suggested instead of making one film in six weeks, that they should make two films in eight weeks. [3] This led to the production of both Le amanti del mostro and The Hand That Feeds the Dead. [3] [4]
Garrone described the general idea for the film as a variation on a "Frankenstein story" [5] The film was shot in Istanbul and Elios Studios in Rome. [1] The special effects for the surgical scenes in the film were provided by Carlo Rambaldi. [5]
Release
The Hand That Feeds the Dead was released in Italy on 29 April 1974. [1] The Turkish version of the film was not released until 1986 after actor and producer Yilmaz Duru bought the negatives from Sözen and released it as Ölümün Nefesi ( lit. 'Breath of Death'). [6] Duru re-edited the film and added music by Arif Melikov. [6] Ölümün Nefesi was released on home video for Turkish and German home video markets and broadcast on Turkish television. [6] The Turkish version was shown at the 2001 Ankara Film Festival. [6]
References
Footnotes
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.