Erika (film)
Erika is a 1971 Italian drama film[1] directed by Filippo Walter Ratti and starring Pierre Brice, Patrizia Viotti and Carla Mancini.[2] The film grossed over 300 million lire on release, but was then banned due to alleged obscene content.
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| Directed by | Filippo Walter Ratti |
| Written by | Aldo Marcovecchio |
| Starring | Pierre Brice Patrizia Viotti Carla Mancini |
| Music by | Roberto Pregadio |
| Cinematography | Girolamo La Rosa |
| Edited by | Rolando Salvatori |
Production company | Primax |
| Distributed by | King Film International Butcher's Film Distributors (UK) New World Pictures (US) |
Release date | 8 March 1971 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
It was shot at the Elios Studios in Rome and on location around Faleria in Lazio. It was shot back-to-back with The Night of the Damned, using the same sets. The art direction was by Elio Balletti.
Synopsis
A free-spirited young German woman arrives to stay with an aristocratic family in Sicily, causing havoc to their lives.
Cast
- Pierre Brice as Renato Laurana
- Patrizia Viotti as Erika
- Giuseppe Fortis as Baron Giovanni Laurana
- Carla Mancini as Concettina
- Bernard De Vries as Luca Laurana
- Antonio Anelli as Padre Gaetano
- Franca Haas
- Irio Fantini
- Carla Calò
References
- Sanguisughe Sexy: Vavmpires in Italian Genre Cinema Between 1956 and 1975 (PDF). Northumbria University. 2018.
- Curti p.43
Bibliography
- Curti, Roberto. Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland, 2017.
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