Blood Link (1982)

Director:

Alberto De Martino

Writers:

Theodore Apstein (writer)
Alberto De Martino (story)

Release Date:

10 November 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror

Plot:

A man who has been having psychic visions of himself killing naked women soon discovers that it's not himself he's seeing...

Plot Keywords:

Siamese Twins | Twins | Vision | Nude Woman Murdered | Female Nudity

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Moriarty	...	Keith Mannings / Craig Mannings
Penelope Milford	...	Julie Warren
Geraldine Fitzgerald	...	Mrs. Thomason
Cameron Mitchell	...	Bud Waldo
Sarah Langenfeld	...	Christine Waldo
Martha Smith	...	Hedwig
Virginia McKenna	...	Woman in Ballroom
Reinhold Olszewski	...	Inspector Hessinger (as Reinhold K. Olszewski)
Henriette Gonnermann	...	Woman Tourist
Vonne Sherman	...	Millie
Peter Mannering	...	Bill
Yael Forti	...	Woman of bell tower (as Yaël Forti)
Alex Diakun	...	Mr. Adams
Peter Schlesinger	...	Stocky man
Shaun Lawton	...	Man with cigar

Also Known As:

Blood Link - Blutspur (West Germany)
Extrasensorial (Italy)
The Link

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Italy | USA | West Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Zadar Film

Two Moriarty for the price of one

I'm strangely fascinated by the acting career of Michael Moriarty. He's rather odd-looking and never seems to know what's going on, yet he was often offered important horror roles during the 1980's. Especially, by Larry Cohen who cast him in "Q – The Winged Serpent" and "The Stuff". Well, "Blood Link" isn't exactly an important film, but it's easily his most ambitious and valuable role. Your first impression will probably be that he's terribly miscast in his double role as sadistic murderer and the telepathically linked twin brother who pursues him, but he actually grows in his role and gets more convincing as the story develops. Craig Mannings is a doctor living in the United States who's frequently disturbed by nightmares in which he sees himself committing gruesome murders. He's instantly reminded of his former Siamese twin brother Keith, only he supposedly dies in an arson at age 17. The search brings him to Hamburg where the sane & insane brother will be reunited, although not without a lot of bloodshed. "Blood Link" is an interesting, albeit slow and implausible thriller with some clear giallo influences and a most enchanting score by master Ennio Morricone. Alberto De Martino – one of Italy's most criminally underrated director – professionally and adds in twists, nifty murders and even some nudity whenever you tend to lost interest. Although nearly not shocking or violent enough to rank among Italy's better thrillers, fans might find it enjoyable and worth tracking down.