| Edwige Fenech | ... | Floriana | |
| Anita Strindberg | ... | Irina Rouvigny | |
| Luigi Pistilli | ... | Oliviero Rouvigny | |
| Ivan Rassimov | ... | Walter | |
| Franco Nebbia | ... | Inspector | |
| Riccardo Salvino | ... | Dario | |
| Angela La Vorgna | ... | Brenda | |
| Enrica Bonaccorti | ... | Hooker | |
| Daniela Giordano | ... | Fausta | |
| Ermelinda De Felice | ... | Bordello Owner | |
| Marco Mariani | ... | Libraio | |
| Nerina Montagnani | ... | Mrs. Molinar | |
| Carla Mancini | |||
| Bruno Boschetti | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Dalila Di Lazzaro | ... | Girl who strips on a table in party's | |
Directed by | |||
| Sergio Martino | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Adriano Bolzoni | screenplay | |
| Ernesto Gastaldi | screenplay | |
| Luciano Martino | story | |
| Edgar Allan Poe | story "The Black Cat" | |
| Sauro Scavolini | screenplay | |
| Sauro Scavolini | story | |
Produced by | |||
| Luciano Martino | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bruno Nicolai | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Giancarlo Ferrando | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Attilio Vincioni | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Giorgio Bertolini | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Oscar Capponi | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Iolanda Conti | .... | hair stylist (as Jolanda Conti) | |
| Giulio Natalucci | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Lamberto Palmieri | .... | production manager | |
| Furio Rocchi | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Vittorio Caronia | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bruno Moreal | .... | sound mixer | |
| Roberto Moreal | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Francesco Narducci | .... | still photographer | |
| Bruno Pellegrini | .... | camera operator | |
| Adolfo Troiani | .... | assistant camera | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Mario Cinotti | .... | assistant editor | |
| Luciano Vittori | .... | color consultant | |
Other crew | |||
| Mirella Malatesta | .... | script supervisor (as Mirella Roy) | |
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This, the fourth Giallo to be directed by Sergio Martino between the years 1971 and 1973 is one of the best Italian horror films that I've seen and a must for cult fans! I saw Sergio Martino's excellent The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh recently, and although I wasn't expecting as much from Your Vice is a Locked Door and Only I Have the Key; I was surprised to find that it might even be better than the aforementioned Giallo classic! The film takes it's ridiculously long title from a written phrase in The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh, but it's plot comes mostly from Edgar Allen Poe's classic story 'The Black Cat'. The way that the film uses Poe's story is unlike any other film that's used it before, and that is one of the reasons why this is such a great film. Sergio Martino fuses Poe's backdrop with a rural-set Giallo plot line, which follows burnt out alcoholic writer Oliviero Rouvigny as he starts a decent into madness when one of his mistresses is found brutally slaughtered. Things heat up again when his niece, Floriana, turns up and ends up pitting him against his wife Irena in order for her to get what she came for.
Edwige Fenech is undoubtedly a beautiful woman, and that has never been truer than in this film! I've seen her in a few films, but her short hair cut here puts her on a whole different level; and even if she'd never made another film, she'd be one of the stars of cult cinema just for her appearance here. The cute little actress is more than just a pretty face, too, as she more than holds her own in the excellent central trio. Luigi Pistilli (from Mario Bava's Bay of Blood) is great as the lead male, while Anita Strindberg ('Who Saw Her Die?') comes out of nowhere and ends taking the lead in the final third. It's not just Edwige providing the beauty here either, the cinematography is incredible and Sergio Martino ensures that Your Vice looks gorgeous throughout, and the music, courtesy of Bruno Nicolai; completes the assault on the senses. The plot is very open, with most of it coming from character interactions rather than actual plot points. This actually does the film a favour, however, as the characters are well defined and all their motives make sense. It's not all that bloody...but Your Vice is so invigorating that it hardly matters. If you're into cult films - don't miss this one!