Rent Plot of Fear (1976)
3.1 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 35min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Inspector Lomenzo (Michele Placido) investigates a series of bizarre murders, each linked by the fact that pages from the German children's book Shock-Headed Peter have been left at the scene of the crime. As the bodies pile up, Lomenzo is guided by a model (Cornnie Cléry) and a surveillance expert (Eli Wallach) to a decadent club frequented by the rich and powerful...
- Actors:
- Corinne Cléry, Michele Placido, Quinto Parmeggiani, Edoardo Faieta, John Steiner, Jacques Herlin, Cecilia Polizzi, Greta Vayan, Sarah Crespi, Enrico Oldoini, Tom Skerritt, Eli Wallach, Giorgio Gargiullo, Eleonora Vivaldi, Guidarino Guidi, Enzo Robutti, Mary Ruth League, Susanna Radaelli, Daniela Grassini, Bianca Toso
- Directors:
- Paolo Cavara
- Producers:
- Ermanno Curti, Guy Luongo, Rodolfo Puttignani
- Writers:
- Paolo Cavara, Enrico Oldoini, Bernardino Zapponi
- Aka:
- Magnum 45 / E tanta paura
- Genres:
- Thrillers
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/11/2025
- Run Time:
- 95 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:
- Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth (2025)
- The Fearless AD (2025, 17 mins): interview with first assistant director Roberto Palmerini
- The Golden Years (2025, 23 mins): new presentation of a 2013 interview with actor Corinne Clery
- On the Beat (2025, 16 mins): newly edited 2012 interview with actor Michele Placido
- The Third Man (2025, 14 mins): newly edited 2012 interview with screenwriter Enrico Oldoini
- Family Plot (2025, 16 mins): newly edited 2012 interview with director Paolo Cavara's son, Pietro Cavara
- The Wild Eye of Fear (2025, 21 mins): Ercolani situates 'Plot of Fear' within the context of Italian cinema and looks at Cavara's wider career
- Plotting the Cast (2025, 36 mins): video essay by Ercolani and film researcher Andrea Meroni looking at the film's key players
- Original Italian and international theatrical trailers
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/11/2025
- Run Time:
- 95 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:
- Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth (2025)
- The Fearless AD (2025, 17 mins): interview with first assistant director Roberto Palmerini
- The Golden Years (2025, 23 mins): new presentation of a 2013 interview with actor Corinne Clery
- On the Beat (2025, 16 mins): newly edited 2012 interview with actor Michele Placido
- The Third Man (2025, 14 mins): newly edited 2012 interview with screenwriter Enrico Oldoini
- Family Plot (2025, 16 mins): newly edited 2012 interview with director Paolo Cavara's son, Pietro Cavara
- The Wild Eye of Fear (2025, 21 mins): Ercolani situates 'Plot of Fear' within the context of Italian cinema and looks at Cavara's wider career
- Plotting the Cast (2025, 36 mins): video essay by Ercolani and film researcher Andrea Meroni looking at the film's key players
- Original Italian and international theatrical trailers
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
