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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Gore Movie Release: 1983 DVD Release: 05/29/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Horror, Slasher Film, Giallo See Also: A Blade in the Dark

This horror-thriller from director Lamberto Bava stars Andrea Occhipinti as Bruno, a composer who becomes involved in a frightening series of murders while staying at an isolated villa. The story turns on a scene in the horror film Bruno is scoring: a young child, taunted by cruel bullies, descends into a dark cellar after a bouncing tennis ball. The kids hear a scream and the ball bounces up to them, leaving bloody tracks on the wall. Pretty Sandra, Bruno's director, explains that her inspiration was the childhood of Linda, the villa's previous tenant, but there is something far more sinister going on. Anyone who has seen Psycho probably has a good idea what that "something" is, but the plot is really incidental. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Andrea Occhipinti - Bruno
Anna Papa
Fabiola Toledo
Michele Soavi
Valeria Cavalli

Terror hits the screen in the horrific A Blade in the Dark. Anchor Bay has done a fine job on this 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer. Aside of a few minor troubles (including some edge enhancement and a few blemishes throughout), this is a fine-looking image that sports vivid colors and well-saturated black levels. The audio is presented in Dolby Digital Mono and is aptly flat and lifeless. However, the bulk of this soundtrack is free of any hiss or excessive distortion. No alternate soundtracks or subtitles are included on this disc. The extra features available on the disc are minimal, including a short but fairly interesting featurette titled "Behind the Blade: Interviews With Director Lamberto Bava and Writer Dardano Sacchetti," which runs ten minutes, as well as a theatrical trailer for the film, some talent bios, and a few liner notes by Tim Lucas. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide