La bestia uccide a sangue freddo (1971)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Fernando Di Leo

Writers:

Fernando Di Leo (screenplay)
Fernando Di Leo (story)
(more)

Release Date:

January 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

A Place Where Nothing Is Forbidden!

Plot:

A masked killer stalks an institution for mentally disturbed rich women.

Plot Keywords:

Killer | Nurse | Masked Killer | Clinic | Arrow

Cast

Klaus Kinski	...	Dr. Francis Clay
Margaret Lee	...	Cheryl Hume
Rosalba Neri	...	Anne Palmieri
Jane Garret	...	Mara
John Karlsen	...	Professor Osterman
Gioia Desideri	...	Ruth
John Ely	...	Gardener
Fernando Cerulli	...	Augusto, the chauffeur
Sandro Rossi
Giulio Baraghini	...	Policeman
Ettore Geri	...	Inspector
Antonio Radaelli
Monica Strebel	...	Nurse Helen
Carla Mancini	...	Nurse
Franco Marletta	...	Male nurse
Piero Nistri
Daniela Di Bitorno
Enzo Spitaleri
Marco Mariani	...	Male nurse
Gilberto Galimberti	...	Policeman
Rosanna Braida
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lina Franchi	...	Nurse killed with scythe (uncredited)

Directed by
Fernando Di Leo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Fernando Di Leo		screenplay
Fernando Di Leo		story
Nino Latino		screenplay
Nino Latino		story

Produced by
Tiziano Longo	....	producer
Armando Novelli	....	producer

Original Music by
Silvano Spadaccino

Cinematography by
Franco Villa

Film Editing by
Amedeo Giomini

Set Decoration by
Teresa Ferrone
Nicola Tamburo

Makeup Department
Antonio Mura	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Alberto Longo	....	production supervisor
Armando Novelli	....	production manager
Francesco Vitulano	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Franco Lo Cascio	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Raffaele Benedetti	....	sound recordist
Romano Pampaloni	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Antonio De Castel Largo	....	assistant camera
Antonio Minutolo	....	assistant camera
Claudio Morabito	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marcella Moretti	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Giacomo Simonelli	....	conductor

Production Companies

• Cineproduzioni Daunia 70
• Sitoro

Distributors

• Hallmark Releasing Corp. (1972) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Hallmark Releasing Corp. (1973) (USA) (theatrical) (retitled re-release) (dubbed)
• Amvest Video (USA) (VHS) (as "Asylum Erotica")
• Avenue Entertainment (2006) (UK) (DVD) (as "Asylum Erotica")
• Gorgon Video (USA) (VHS)
• MPI Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Raro Video/Nocturno (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• Shriek Show (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Asylum Erotica (USA) (dubbed version)
Slaughter Hotel (USA) (reissue title)
The Beast Kills in Cold Blood
The Cold-Blooded Beast

Runtime:

Greece:86 min | USA:89 min | West Germany:97 min (uncut version) | UK:97 min (DVD)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Sound System)

Certification:

USA:R (cut) | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Cineproduzioni Daunia 70

VERY ORIGINAL GIALLO - SLEAZE !

The version of the movie I review is entitled "COLD BLOODED BEAST". This is a very sleazy italian giallo with lots of nudity,sex and some stylish killings. Actually I hoped it to be a little gorier, but the final result is OK. The movie is very stylishly photographed, so if you like widescreen compositions, you'll enjoy it. The plot is simple: the masked killer terrorizes asylum for rich women( who are all very sexy). That's all you need to know, because the story doesn't seem to progress any further throughout the film. This movie possesses such a powerful sex drive that not many porn movies can match. The scenes with a nymphomanic patient(gorgeous Rosalba Neri) seducing everyone who comes across, mostly asylum staff members("I'm just a gardener!") and nurse having sex with another attractive lesbian patient are truly high points of the film.No man can remain unimpressed!By, the way these patients masturbate A LOT!We get closeups of their fingers in vaginas( I'm not sure whether this footage belongs to the original film or it was inserted in post - production to please audience for some releases) so be warned.If you don't like like eurosleaze, read no further, go watch something less controversial, because Fernando Di Leo doesn't shy away from his own desires here! Klaus Kinski who gets top billing, plays Dr.Keller and actually appears on the screen for 15 minutes(just like in D'Amato's "Death smiles at murder") and doesn't seem to put much effort in his role. Anyway, I like him in all Eurohorror movies! By the way, there are more killings in the last 5 minutes of the film then in previous 85! A LITTLE WARNING: if you like your movies to have tight plots, and logical explanations for all the events , this one is surely NOT for you.There's little sense in this movie, but lots of wild sexual and homicidal emotions.If you like movies like Renato Polselli's "DELIRIUM" or Mario Landi's "Patric Vive Ancora", check this one out!