Autopsy (1975 film)
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Directed by | Armando Crispino |
Written by | Lucio Battistrada Armando Crispino |
Produced by | Leo Pescarolo |
Starring | Mimsy Farmer |
Cinematography | Carlo Carlini |
Edited by | Daniele Alabiso |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Autopsy (original Italian title Macchie solari (lit. Sunspots), also known as The Victim and Corpse) is a 1975 Italian giallo-horror film directed by Armando Crispino. It achieved a cult status for its morgue scenes.
Plot
During a rash of unusual suicides in Rome that scientists theorize are being caused by sunspots, a young female morgue doctor (Mimsy Farmer) is told by a priest that he thinks his sister was murdered, although he is being told it was suicide. They team up to investigate the cause of his sister's death.
Cast
- Mimsy Farmer: Simona Sana
- Barry Primus: Father Paul Lenox
- Ray Lovelock: Edgar
- Carlo Cattaneo: Lello Sana
- Angela Goodwin: Daniela
- Gaby Wagner: Betty Lenox
- Massimo Serato: Gianni Sana
- Ernesto Colli: Ivo
- Antonio Casale: Inspector Silvestri
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "This creepy whodunit [...] offers a few chills but is ultimately unsatisfying."
Marco Giusti feels that the film, like all films by Crispino, is a little slow and boring.
Rob Talbot wrote "You really do wonder what you’ve let yourself [in] for when this one kicks off, but it’ll certainly make you sit up and pay attention, whether you love or hate it."