Cinema
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
L'orribile segreto del Dr. Hichcock
Riccardo Freda · 1962
Synopsis
London, 1885. Doctor Bernard Hichcock, a renowned surgeon, hides a morbid inclination that weighed heavily on his first wife, Margaretha. Twelve years after her disappearance, he returns to his house with a new wife, Cynthia. The young woman observes strange phenomena there and begins to feel the presence of the first.
Context
The screenplay is by Ernesto Gastaldi, the music by Roman Vlad, the photography by Raffaele Masciocchi and the editing by Ornella Micheli. Luigi Carpentieri and Ermanno Donati produced it for Panda Film, and Riccardo Freda signed it with the pseudonym Robert Hampton. Robert Flemyng plays Hichcock and Barbara Steele Cynthia. Filming took place in the spring of 1962, and the film was released in Italy on 30 June of the same year.
Who it is for
A little under an hour and a half. A gothic horror film in colour, on a morbid subject.
Prizes and reception
Released on DVD in France by Artus Films, it is also available on video on demand from LaCinetek.
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