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12 August 1977 (USA) moreTagline:
The Only Thing More Terrifying Than The Last 12 Minutes Of This Film Are The First 92. morePlot:
A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the staff of the school are actually a coven of witches bent on chaos and destruction. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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''She must die, die, DIE! " more (406 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jessica Harper | ... | Suzy Bannion | |
| Stefania Casini | ... | Sara | |
| Flavio Bucci | ... | Daniel | |
| Miguel Bosé | ... | Mark | |
| Barbara Magnolfi | ... | Olga | |
| Susanna Javicoli | ... | Sonia | |
| Eva Axén | ... | Pat Hingle | |
| Rudolf Schündler | ... | Prof. Milius | |
| Udo Kier | ... | Dr. Frank Mandel | |
| Alida Valli | ... | Miss Tanner | |
| Joan Bennett | ... | Madame Blanc | |
| Margherita Horowitz | ... | Teacher | |
| Jacopo Mariani | ... | Albert | |
| Fulvio Mingozzi | ... | Taxi Driver | |
| Franca Scagnetti | ... | Cook |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
98 min | Germany:88 min | USA:92 min | Argentina:95 minCountry:
ItalyAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:18 (video rating) (1990) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Italy:VM18 | Germany:18 (TV premiere) (2006) (heavily cut) | Germany:18 (theatrical rating) (1977) (cut) | Singapore:M18 | USA:R | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-16 | Italy:VM14 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:18 | Ireland:18 | Norway:(Banned) (video rating) | Norway:(Banned) (1977-2003) (cinema release) | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) | Norway:18 (DVD rating) (uncut) (2005)Fun Stuff
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Star Jessica Harper said in interviews that the most frightening scene in the film for her was the grand finale where everything explodes and shatters around her as she flees the academy. Harper said that the rigged explosions where quite unnerving as they were placed close to her on the sets. moreGoofs:
Continuity: We see that when Pat's host leaves the room, there is a pink bag sitting on the side of the table, to the right of the window. Later, when Pat walks over to the window, the bag is now gone. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Narrator: Suzy Banyon decided to perfect her ballet studies in the most famous school of dance in Europe. She chose the celebrated academy of Freeborge. One day, at nine in the morning, she left Kennedy airport, New York, and arrived in Germany at 10:40 p.m. local time.
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"Suspiria" has been acclaimed as director Dario Argento's masterpiece. And it certainly is. The plot is fairly simple. American ballet student Susy Banyon (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend an exclusive ballet school. Once there, she discovers that there is more going on within than just dance instruction. Although the school's directress, Madame Blanc (Joan Bennett) welcomes her warmly, she is unsettled by her aide, Nazified teacher Miss Tanner (Alida Valli), as well as several mysterious student disappearances. When her new friend Sara (Stefania Casini) is the latest to vanish, Susy begins her own investigation of the academy. Filmed in bright, lurid Technicolor, and accompanied by a thundering soundtrack by Goblin, Suspiria is a nightmare-come-to-life. The performances of Harper, Bennett and especially Valli (like Bennett, a major star of the Golden Age) are solid, as is the unrelentingly creepy atmosphere. Also on display are two especially gruesome murders which happen near the beginning of the film. Argento later said that he modeled the look of the film directly on Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and, indeed the similarities are apparent. "Suspiria" may not always make perfect sense plot wise, but it's a thrilling roller-coaster ride through what may very well be Hell. "Susperia" ranks as one of the best Italian-made horror films of all time.