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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   15,504 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Dario Argento (writer) and
Daria Nicolodi (writer)
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Release Date:
12 August 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
The Only Thing More Terrifying Than The Last 12 Minutes Of This Film Are The First 92. more
Plot:
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 synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(75 articles)
UK Art, Specs, and Featurette for Suspiria Blu-Ray
 (From Dread Central. 3 December 2009, 1:07 AM, PST)

Serious Scores: Goblin
 (From Cinematical. 30 November 2009, 12:45 PM, PST)

User Reviews:
The most beautiful horror film ever more (407 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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
Renato Scarpa ... Prof. Verdegast
Serafina Scorceletti ... 2nd Cook
Giuseppe Transocchi ... Pavlo
Renata Zamengo ... Caroline
Alessandra Capozzi ... Dancer
Salvatore Capozzi ... Dancer
Diana Ferrara ... Dancer
Cristina Latini ... Dancer
Alfredo Raino ... Dancer
Claudia Zaccari ... Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dario Argento ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Giovanni Di Bernardo ... Police Inspector (uncredited)
Daria Nicolodi ... Woman at airport (uncredited)
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Directed by
Dario Argento 
 
Writing credits
Thomas De Quincey (book "Suspiria de Profundis") uncredited

Dario Argento (writer) and
Daria Nicolodi (writer)

Produced by
Claudio Argento .... producer
Salvatore Argento .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Dario Argento 
Agostino Marangolo  (as The Goblins)
Massimo Morante  (as The Goblins)
Fabio Pignatelli  (as The Goblins)
Claudio Simonetti  (as The Goblins)
 
Cinematography by
Luciano Tovoli 
 
Film Editing by
Franco Fraticelli 
 
Production Design by
Giuseppe Bassan 
 
Costume Design by
Pierangelo Cicoletti 
 
Makeup Department
Maria Teresa Corridoni .... hair stylist
Pierantonio Mecacci .... makeup supervisor
Piero Mecacci .... assistant makeup artist (as Pierino Mecacci)
Aldo Signoretti .... assistant hair stylist
 
Production Management
Federico Tocci .... unit manager
Lucio Trentini .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Antonio Gabrielli .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Davide Bassan .... assistant art director
Enrico Fiorentini .... set dresser
Massimo Garrone .... assistant set dresser
Maurizio Garrone .... assistant art director
Aldo Taloni .... set constructor
 
Sound Department
Nick Alexander .... dubbing editor: English
Luciano Anzellotti .... sound effects
Mario Dallimonti .... sound recordist
Federico Savina .... sound re-recording engineer
Corrado Volpicelli .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Germano Natali .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Alberto Altibrandi .... gaffer
Francesco Bellomo .... still photographer: action stills
Riccardo Dolci .... assistant camera
Enrico Fontana .... assistant camera
Mario Moreschini .... key grip
Idelmo Simonelli .... camera operator
Giuseppe Tinelli .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiziana Mancini .... wardrobe mistress
Bertilla Silvestrin .... seamstress
 
Editorial Department
Piero Bozza .... first assistant editor
Roberto Olivieri .... second assistant editor
Rick Greenhead .... telecine colorist (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Maurizio Guarini .... musician
 
Other crew
Massimo Brandimarte .... production coordinator
Ferdinando Caputo .... production accountant
Carlo Du Bois .... production accountant
Francesca Roberti .... continuity
Federico Starace .... production coordinator
Nino Vendetti .... unit publicist
Rosetta Calavetta .... voice dubbing: Joan Bennett (uncredited)
Manlio De Angelis .... voice dubbing: Udo Kier (uncredited)
Bruno Di Bartolomei .... assistant cashier (uncredited)
Vittoria Febbi .... voice dubbing: Barbara Magnolfi (uncredited)
Simona Izzo .... voice dubbing: Susanna Javicoli (uncredited)
Flaminia Jandolo .... voice dubbing: Eva Axén (uncredited)
Giorgio Piazza .... voice dubbing: Rudolf Schündler (uncredited)
Emanuela Rossi .... voice dubbing: Jessica Harper (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dario Argento's Suspiria (USA) (promotional title)
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Runtime:
98 min | Germany:88 min | USA:92 min | Argentina:95 min
Country:
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor) (prints) | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)
Certification:
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 (theatrical rating) (1977) (cut) | Germany:18 (TV premiere) (2006) (heavily cut) | Singapore:M18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (Original rating) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (1977, re-rating) | 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

Trivia:
For the wide shots of the 'maggots' falling from the ceiling the crew would drop gains of rice down onto the actresses from above. more
Goofs:
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. more
Quotes:
[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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Woods (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Markos more

FAQ

What happened at the beginning? Was that Jessica Harper's character who was stabbed to death and hanged?
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25 out of 30 people found the following review useful.
The most beautiful horror film ever, 19 October 2004
9/10
Author: Bjorn (jbjorns) from Iceland

Dario Argento's crowning achievement in stylish film-making.

Suspiria is the most beautiful horror film ever made. Every single frame of this film is expertly lit and colorful. With this technique Argento manages to create an almost unbearable amount of tension and the extremely brutal and bloody murder sequences look so good one can only admire their beauty. The music score by Goblin is one of the most effective score ever to grace a horror movie.

The story concerns an American ballet student who discovers that a coven of witches run the school as bodies begin piling up.

Not much of a story here, but that's really not the main thing. Style and atmosphere is the main course here, and it's execution is completely flawless. Acting and dubbing are okay and the dialogue is a bit stiff. But these are minor flaws in an operatic horror ride one is not likely to forget that easily.

So sit yourself down, turn out the light, and watch this movie in surround sound, 'cause the music alone will totally give you the creeps.

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