All The Colors of The Dark
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Also Known As
- Tutti i colori del buio (Italy)
- Todos los colores de la oscuridad (Spain)
- L' Alliance invisible (France)
- Die Farben der Nacht (West Germany)
- Toutes les couleurs du vice (Belgium)
- They're Coming to Get You
- Day of the Maniac
- Demons of the Dead
Taglines
- They exist. They bear the mark of the devil inside them. They may be your neighbors. They may be your wife, husband, sweetheart. They may even be your children. Their time has come.
- They cannot be exorcised from the world because their power has grown too strong ...their numbers too many!
Main Details
- Released in 1972
- Color
- Runtime: 88 min
- Aspect Ratio: (2.35:1)
- Production Co: C.C. Astro/Lea Cinematografica/National Cine
- Distribution Co: Independent International
Cast and Crew
- Directed by Sergio Martino
- Written by Lewis E. Ciannelli & Ernesto Gastaldi
- Produced by Luciano Martino and Mino Loy
- Cinematography by Miguel Fernández Mila and Giancarlo Ferrando
- Film Editing by Eugenio Alabiso
- Art Direction by José Luis Galicia and Jaime Pérez Cubero
- Music by Bruno Nicolai
- Starring George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Ivan Rassimov, Marina Malfatti, Julián Ugarte, and Nieves Navarro (As Susan Scott)
Film Review
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Since suffering the results of a car accident and losing her baby in the process, Jane (Edwige Fenech) has been having strange nightmares involving a grotesque child-birth and the murder of her mother (Which really happened) by a strange, blue-eyed man (Ivan Rassimov) Besides having to deal with the disturbing dreams, the accident has also left some damage on Jane's love life with her husband, Richard (George Hilton) Richard is content on having Jane improve by psychoanalysis and medication, but Jane's sister, Barbara (Nieves Navarro) has other plans to help cure Jane's problems...Which involves the occult. Jane goes through with the black magic recommendation and after experiencing a blood ceremony/orgy within the cult's circle, the results have had positive effects on her. But she will now have to pay a price for now being a member of this wicked cult which leaves dead bodies in her path--With the blue-eyed man from her nightmares being accounted for as the killer.
This is definitely one of the more stylized-looking giallos I've seen. The locales (Set in England) are a nice, colorful departure from the usual Italian scenery. Plus the wild, nightmare sequences (Though appearing briefly) provide the most subversive imagery that could be found within the genre. Rounding out this quite unique experience is the musical score from Bruno Nicolai which bring back shades of the eerie childlike chants heard in The Bird With The Crystal Plumage along with a different theme consisting of guitar-heavy melodies and sinister wailing which take place during the occult scenes (Which, visually, owes a thing or two from Rosemary's Baby) Though the climax feels a bit disorganized and rushed, overall, this is still one to watch for. Especially for fans of Sergio Martino and Edwige Fenech.
Reviewed by Laydback - 3/23/08