Hatchet for the Honeymoon

Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Directed by	Mario Bava
Produced by	Manuel Cano
Written by	Santiago Moncada, Mario Bava
Starring	Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander, Laura Betti, Jesús Puente
Music by	Sante Maria Romitelli
Cinematography	Mario Bava
Editing by	Soledad López
Release date(s)	1970
Running time	105 min.
Country	Italy/Spain

Hatchet for the Honeymoon is a 1970 Italian dark comic thriller directed by Mario Bava. Its original Italian title is "Il Rosso segno della follia".

Plot

A disturbed man who runs a bridal shop makes a habit out of brutally murdering his bride-to-be customers. Then he begins to find himself plagued by ghosts from his past.

Cast

Stephen Forsyth ... John Harrington

Dagmar Lassander ... Helen Wood

Laura Betti ... Mildred Harrington

Jesús Puente ... Inspector Russell

Femi Benussi ... Alice Norton

Antonia Mas ... Louise

Luciano Pigozzi ... Vences

Gérard Tichy ... Dr. Kalleway

Verónica Llimera ... Betsy

Pasquale Fortunato ... Club Waiter

José Ignacio Abadal ... Kane

Silvia Lienas ... Vicky

Montserrat Riva ... Bride on Train

Alternate Titles

• Accetta per la luna di miele, Un' (Italy)

• An Axe for the Honeymoon (International: English title)

• Blood Brides (UK)

• Hacha para la luna de miel, Un (Spain)

• Hatchet for the Honeymoon (USA)

• The Red Mark of Madness

• The Red Sign of Madness

Films directed by Mario Bava Pre-1960s Anfiteatro Flavio (1947) Santa Notte (1947) I Vampiri (1956) Caltiki - The Immortal Monster (1959) 1960s Black Sunday (1960) Erik the Conqueror (1961) Hercules in the Haunted World (1961) Le Meraviglie Di Aladino (1961) The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) Black Sabbath (1963) The Whip and the Body (1963) Blood and Black Lace (1964) The Road to Fort Alamo (1964) Planet of the Vampires (1965) Knives of the Avenger (1965) Kill, Baby, Kill (1966) Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966) Danger: Diabolik (1968) Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970) Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1969) 1970s Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (1970) Twitch of the Death Nerve (1971) Baron Blood (1972) Four Times That Night (1972) Lisa and the Devil (1972) Rabid Dogs (1974) The House of Exorcism (1974) Shock (1977) The Venus of Ille (1979)