The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 99% of the 344 1970s horror movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic89/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
1,630 audience votes
Key crew
- Bernardino ZapponiScreenplay
- Dario ArgentoDirector
- Dario ArgentoWriter
- Claudio SimonettiOriginal Music Composer
- Giorgio GasliniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David HemmingsMarcus Daly
- Daria NicolodiGianna Brezzi
- Gabriele LaviaCarlo
- Macha MérilHelga Ulmann
- Eros PagniSupt. Calcabrini
- Giuliana CalandraAmanda Righetti
- Piero MazzinghiBardi
- Glauco MauriProf. Giordani
- Clara CalamaiMarta
- Aldo BonamanoCarlo's Father
- Liana Del BalzoElvira
- Vittorio FanfoniCop Taking Notes
Stills
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Themes
murderreporterwhodunitpsychicpianistproto-slashergiallo
The Best Movies of 1975
Deep Red is #11 of 60
