Rent Death Carries a Cane (1973)
3.0 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 30min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Robert Hoffmann (A Black Veil for Lisa), Nieves Navarro aka Susan Scott (The Big Gundown), and George Martín (A Pistol for Ringo) star in 'Death Carries a Cane', a stylish giallo mystery from director Maurizio Pradeaux (Churchill's Leopards). Tourist Kitty (Navarro) stumbles upon a murder whilst looking through coin-operated binoculars. When witnesses start being gruesomely bumped off, Kitty teams up with boyfriend Alberto (Hoffmann) to try and find the black-clad killer... if he doesn't find her first! With supporting performances from Rosita Torosh (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) and Simón Andreu (The Blood Spattered Bride), 'Death Carries a Cane' is a bloody and shocking classic of Italian genre cinema. - Actors:
- Robert Hoffmann, Nieves Navarro, Jorge Martín, Anuska Borova, Serafino Profumo, Simón Andreu, Anna Liberati, Rosita Torosh, Cristina Tamborra, Nerina Montagnani, Orlando Baralla, Gianni Pulone, Salvatore Borghese, Rodolfo Lolli, Carlo Carli, Augusto Funari, Sofia Lusy, Elisa Mainardi, Gualtiero Rispoli, Luciano Rossi
- Directors:
- Maurizio Pradeaux
- Writers:
- Arpad DeRiso, Maurizio Pradeaux, Alfonso Balcázar, Jorge Martín
- Aka:
- Passi di danza su una lama di rasoio / Maniac at Large / The Tormenter / Trauma
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/09/2025
- Run Time:
- 92 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono, Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Two presentations of the film: 'Passi di danza su una lama di rasoio', the Italian-language version; and 'Death Carries a Cane', the English-language version
- Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth, and Nathaniel Thompson (2024)
- A Life in the Suite (2024, 22 mins): renowned editor Eugenio Alabiso reflects on his lengthy career in Italian cinema
- The Devil Wears Pradeaux (2025, 15 mins): Ercolani considers the film's place within the original giallo cycle, and looks at writer-director Maurizio Pradeaux's wider career
- Symphonies of Sleaze (2025, 17 mins): Pierpaolo De Sanctis, the founder of Italian soundtrack specialists Four Flies Records, explores the oeuvre of composer Roberto Pregadio
- Tormentor: alternative US Wizard Video VHS titles
- Original German theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/09/2025
- Run Time:
- 92 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono, Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Two presentations of the film: 'Passi di danza su una lama di rasoio', the Italian-language version; and 'Death Carries a Cane', the English-language version
- Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth, and Nathaniel Thompson (2024)
- A Life in the Suite (2024, 22 mins): renowned editor Eugenio Alabiso reflects on his lengthy career in Italian cinema
- The Devil Wears Pradeaux (2025, 15 mins): Ercolani considers the film's place within the original giallo cycle, and looks at writer-director Maurizio Pradeaux's wider career
- Symphonies of Sleaze (2025, 17 mins): Pierpaolo De Sanctis, the founder of Italian soundtrack specialists Four Flies Records, explores the oeuvre of composer Roberto Pregadio
- Tormentor: alternative US Wizard Video VHS titles
- Original German theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
