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• The background "muzak" theme playing in the department store at the beginning of the film is taken from the soundtrack of the European version of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978) (which was edited and re-scored under Dario Argento's supervision).
  
  
• Reportedly inspired after director Dario Argento was stalked by a fan.
  
  
• A "George Kemp" is credited as sole screenwriter on U.S. posters and as co-screenwriter with Argento on some prints of the film.
  
  
• Christopher Walken was considered for the lead role.
  
  
• In Germany, the film is still banned after 25 years of its release. The film has never been released uncut in Germany and according to the FSK (the official censorship in Germany), it never will.
  
  
• Director Dario Argento called star Anthony Franciosa one of the most difficult actors he's ever worked with.
  
  
• Director trademark: [Dario Argento] Murder victim crashes through window.
  
  
• Director trademark: [Dario Argento] Character recalls clues from memory.
  
  
• The word 'Tenebre' is a Latin/Italian term meaning darkness or shadows.
  
  
• The impressive two and a half minute crane shot the encircles Tilda's house took three days to be completed. American distributors wanted the shot to be cut from the film for US release, but Argento refused.
  
  
• In the Italian language version of the film the opening narration is performed by director Dario Argento.
  
  
• The films poster shows an image of a woman with her throat cut. The UK release attempted to censor the violent image by placing a red bow around the neck in the image!
  
  
• Unused 'muzak' from Goblin's Dawn of the Dead (1978) score in background of scene where Tilda and her girlfriend argue before said girlfriend leaves with a man (right before scene with Argento's famed crane shot).
  
  
• A sample of the film's theme song ('Tenebre') by Goblin appears in the songs 'Phantom' and 'Phantom pt.2' by French house duo Justice, on their album 'Cross' (2007).
  
  

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