Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Summary: A musician is stalked by an unknown homicidal maniac, who blackmails him for the accidental killing of another stalker.
Release Date: August 25, 1972
Director:
Dario Argento
Runtime: 1 h 44 min
MPAA: PG
Cast
Stars:
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Other Cast, Production
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Representation
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1970saccidentaccidental deathaccidental murderadoptionadulterous husbandadulteryalbum coverallegoryamerican abroadamnesiaamputationanimal in titleapartmentapartment buildingapologyasylumattempted murder of husbandaudio recordingaudio tapeawaken by phone callback massagebad dreambad guybalisongbandband memberbarbed wirebare breastsbare chested malebarefoot malebaronbathroombathtubbeaten to deathbeatingbeggarbeheadingbeing followedbereavementbible quotebiblical quotationbiblical referencebirdblack gloved killerblack glovesblackmailblackmailerbloodblood on camera lensblood on handsblood transfusionbloody faceblowing nosebludgeoningbody countboundarybralessbreaking a windowbreaking and enteringbroken car windowbroken glassbroken vasebroken windowbruiseburned alivebutcherbutcherycabincamera shot from inside a guitarcamera shot of eyescamera shot of feetcamera shot of mouthcampycar accidentcar crashcar explosioncar firecasketcatcat hissingceremonycharacter appears in newspapercharacter's point of view camera shotcharacters murdered one by onechasecheating husbandchewing on a toothpickchildchildhood traumacigarettecigarette lightercigarette smokingcitycivilizationclaustrophobiaclimbing through a windowclose up of eyesclose up of mouthcloseted gaycloseted homosexualclothed female naked male sceneclothes ripped offco edcoffincoin tossingcolleague colleague relationshipcolor in titlecommitmentcompetitioncomposercompromising photographconfessionconsciencecontroversycouple in a bathtubcousin cousin relationshipcoworker coworker relationshipcrashed carcriminalcrosscryingcrying femalecrying for helpcrying womancult filmcut to deathcutting off clothingcymbalsdaddy issuesdark comedydark murdererdead bodydead catdead fishdeathdeath by lethal injectiondeath by throat slittingdeath in a car accidentdeath of cousindeath of petdebtdecapitationdeceptiondeeply disturbed persondeja vudelivery mandelusiondelusional disorderdelusional womandemonstrationdetectivedictiondisappearancedisembodied eyedisembodied headdisembodied voicedisturbed persondoctordoll maskdouble crossdownpourdreamdream sequencedream sequence within a dream sequencedripping blooddrive in classicdrumdrum setdrummerdrummer as protagonistdrunkennessdying youngeating raw fisheating spaghettieavesdroppingeffeminate gay maneffeminate manemployer employee relationshipends with freeze frameerinescapeeuro noireuropeevictionevidenceevilexecutionexhibitionexileexperimentexploding carexplosionextortionextramarital affaireyeeye poked outeyeballeyeglassesface slapfaintingfaked deathfalling down stairsfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipfather issuesfearfemale blackmailerfemale cousinfemale in a bathtubfemale nudityfemale objectificationfemale psychopathfemale rear nudityfemale serial killerfemale star appears toplessfilmstripfirst person perspectivefishfishermanfishingfive word titleflashbackflick knifeflorist shopflowersflyfollowing someoneforehead 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animalkilling someone's petkiss on the foreheadlaserlasersightlast will and testamentlearning the truthleg injurylethal injectionletterlighting a cigarettelimpinglimping characterlimping manlistening to musicloading a gunlooking glassloss of an eyeloss of cousinlovelove trianglelovebirdlying on the floormachinemagnifying glassmaidmale female relationshipmale friendshipmale nuditymale objectificationmale star appears shirtlessman and woman share a bathtubman hits a womanman in a bathtubman reads a newspaperman slaps a womanman wears a tank topman wears an open shirtman wears eyeglassesman wears sunglassesman with long hairman's clothes ripped offmaniacmanipulationmanipulative wifemanipulative womanmartyr syndromemartyress syndromemaskmasked killermasked manmasked murderermasked villainmassacremassagemattressmedallionmedicinememorymental asylummental hospitalmental illnessmental patientmental retardationmentally unstable womanmicroscopemidnight moviemissing personmissing womanmistaken 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bandrock musicrome italyroommaterubber glovessadistic murderersadistic psychopathscanscene of the crimeschemescientific experimentscientistscimitarscratching with a forkscreamscreamingscreaming womansearch for killersecretly observingseductionself courageself mutilationself sacrificeserial murderservantsevered headsexsex in a bathtubshopshot in the legshot in the shouldershot multiple timesshoulder injurysitting on tableslashed to deathslasherslasher murdererslashingslaughtersleeping fully clothedsleeping nakedsleeping on a couchsleeping shirtlessslow motion scenesocial commentarysocialismspasmspecimenspittingspitting at the cameraspitting bloodspitting in someone's facespitting on someonesplit screenspystabbed in the stomachstabbed to deathstabbingstairwaystalkerstalkingstarring long haired malestereo systemstormstraitjacketstrangled to deathstranglingstrangulationstubbornnessstudiosubjective camerasubwaysubway stationsufferingsuicidesunglassessurprise 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callwoken up by noiseswoman in a bathtub
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