L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco
| The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Riccardo Freda (as Willy Pareto) |
| Written by | André Tranché |
| Screenplay by |
Sandro Continenza (as Alessandro Continenza) Riccardo Freda (as Willy Pareto) |
| Based on | the novel A Room Without a Door by Richard Mann |
| Starring |
Luigi Pistilli Dagmar Lassander |
| Music by | Stelvio Cipriani |
| Cinematography | Silvano Ippoliti |
| Edited by | Riccardo Freda (as Willy Pareto) |
Production company |
Les Films Corona Oceania Produzioni Internazionali Cinematografiche Terra-Filmkunst |
Release dates | 24 August 1971 |
Running time | 92 min. |
| Country |
Italy France West Germany |
| Language | Italian |
L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco (internationally released as The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire) is a 1971 Italian giallo film. It is directed by Riccardo Freda, who was unhappy with the film and had his name replaced with the pseudonym "Willy Pareto".[1] The film is loosely based on the novel A Room Without a Door written by Richard Mann.[2]
Cast
- Luigi Pistilli as Detective John Norton
- Dagmar Lassander as Helen Sobiesky
- Anton Diffring as Ambassador Sobieski
- Arthur O'Sullivan as insp. Lawrence
- Werner Pochath as Marc Sobiesky
- Dominique Boschero as Ambassador's mistress
- Valentina Cortese as Mrs. Sobiesky
Critical reception
AllMovie wrote, "Stylish director Riccardo Freda gave Italy some of its greatest horror films. This gory but preposterous giallo thriller is not one of them", calling it "one of a great director's most blatant misfires."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Firsching, Robert. "L'Iguana Dalla Lingua Di Fuoco (1971) - Review - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ↑ "Un'educazione sentimentale che si conclude nella piscina". La Stampa. 25 August 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
External links
| ||||||