Tenebrae

1982 Italy
Eastmancolor Technicolor Technovision 101m

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Tenebre ('Darkness'), Tenebrae: Terror Uden Graesner (Denmark: video sleeve title), Tenebres (France), Duisterns (Holland: video sleeve title, 'Darkness'), Shadow (Japan), Tinieblas (Spain), Tenebrae - Terror Utan Grns (Sweeden), Unsane (USA), Sotto gli occhi del'assassino (Italy: pre-production title 'Under the Eyes of the Killer'), Tenebre Der kalte Hauch des Todes (Germany)

CREDITS

Production Company: Sigma Cinematografica (Rome)
Director: Dario Argento
Producer: Claudio Argento, Salvatore Argento
Story: Dario Argento, George Kemp
Screenplay: Dario Argento
Cinematography: Luciano Tovoli
Editor: Franco Fraticelli
Atrt Director: Giuseppe Bassan
Music: Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli, Massimo Morante
Special Effects: Giovanni Corridoro
First Assistant Director: Lamberto Bava
Second Assistant Director: Michele Soavi

CAST

Anthony Franciosa (Peter Neal), Daria Nicolodi (Anne), John Saxon (Bulmer, Peter Neal's Agent), Giuliano Gemma (Captain Giermani), Christian/Cristiano Borromeo (Gianni), Mirella D'Angelo (Tilde), Carola Stagnaro (Inspector Alteiri), Veronica Lario (Jane Miccaro), John Steiner (Christiano Berti), Lara Wendel (Maria Albaretto, the porter's daughter), Ania Pieroni (Elsa Manni), Eva Robins/Roberto Coatti (young girl in red shoes on beach in flashbacks), Mirella Banti (Marion), Enio Girolami (store detective), Fulvio Mingozzi, Isabella Amedeo, Marino Mase', Monica Maisani, Giampaolo Saccarola (pathologist), Ippolita Santarelli, Francesca Viscardi, *Uncredited - Michele Soavi (man on Motorcycle with Maria Albaretto, man by pool accompanying woman in red shoes, man at bar)

VIDEO

Australia: Palace Explosive - 96m 49s, pan and scan, good quality transfer.
Bahrain: label illegible - 96m 27s, letterboxed, English language, Arabic subtitles as Tenebrae.
Belgium: Belga Films - 96m 44s, letterboxed except for a brief full screen scene which shows Peter Neal cycling to Kennedy airport, French/Dutch subtitles.
Denmark: Warner/Metronome - cut (the arm chopping scene is shorter), full screen with sleeve title Tenebrae - Terror uden Graenser.
France: SVP; Planete Video/Film Office; Rene Chateau - 95m 12s (no end credits). All as Tenebres.
Germany: VPS - cut.
Greece: Home Video Hellas - 96m 00s, Videosonic - both uncut, letterboxed.
Spain: Manga Video S.L - as Tenebrae.
Holland: Thorn/EMI - as Tenebrae.
Italy: Creazioni Home Video; Mondadori - 96m 44s; Club Del Video - all uncut and letterboxed as Tenebre.
Sweden: Sonet - heavily cut, letterboxed with sleeve title Tenebrae - Terror Utan Grns; House of Horros - Uncut, letterboxed, Swedish subtitles.
UK: Videomedia - 96m 48s (the arm chopping scene is cut by 4 seconds) with a BBFC 'X' version, letterboxed at 1.60:1 as Tenebrae; Nouveaux Pictures - 96m 20s, letterboxed slightly cut BBFC '18' certificated version, stereo, titled Tenebrae.
USA: Fox Hills - 91m: cut as Unsane. Different end credits music (a Kim Wilde track); Media Home Entertainment - 91m.
Russia: Viking Video - 101m.
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LASERDISC

Japan: Columbia - 101m 53s, letterboxed as Tenebre.
Sweeden: Sonet - as "Terror utan gränser"
USA: Roan Group - letterboxed 100m 32s, uncut although some frames are missing due to print damage, some footage is also missing due to frame jumps, with commentary by Dario Argento and Claudio Simonetti as Tenebrae. Remixed into Chace Digital Stereo, (includes a letterboxed trailer).
NOTE - Dream sequence where killer stabs young girl is missing one stab and consequent blood loss from the above release.
Also some minor footage missing. This is due to print damage, the above title has not been cut.

DVD

* r1

Austria: Sazuma - Uncut, letterboxed at 1.85:1, Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, muti-language subtitles, 15 minute interview with Dario Argento, 3 deleted scenes, biographies, theatrical trailer, titled Tenebrae.

* r2

France: TF1 Video - letterboxed 1.85:1 titled Tenebres, French version in mono, Italian and English version with French subtitles in mono, 20 minute Dario Argento interview, screensaver, stories regarding the film, weblinks.

* r2

Japan: Culture Publications - letterboxed 1.85:1, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Italian language,
Japanese subtitles as Tenebre.
NOTE - Here is some infomation I recieved:
It's non-anamorphic 1.85:1, according to my DVD player it has a running time of 100 minutes and 54 seconds.
I especially checked the stabbing scene, which was missing one stab on the Anchor Bay disc and it's included here. No extras.
Thanks to Stefan for the infomation.

* r0

USA: Anchor Bay - titled Tenebre, 101m, uncut although some frames are missing due to print damage, letterboxed at 1.85:1, Dolby Digital 5.1, audio commentary by Dario Argento, Caludio Simonetti and Loris Curci, theatrical trailer, behind the scenes featurette, alternate end credit music.
NOTE - Dream sequence where killer stabs young girl is missing one stab and consequent blood loss from the above release.
Also some minor footage missing. This is due to print damage, the above title has not been cut.
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Anchor Bay -Two disc set comprising of Tenebre and Anchor Bay's Deep Red release in different packaging.
These discs are identical to the single editions.

* r2

UK: Nouveaux Pictures - as Tenebrae, incorrectly framed at 1.66:1, cut by 4 seconds, the arm chopping scene, totally devoid of extras, censored jacket, awful disc.
NOTE - The above disc uses a censored jacket which has removed the blood line from the female victims neck and has replaced it will a bow-tie.
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SOUNDTRACK

Italy: Cinevox CD and re-issue with extra bonus tracks.
UK: label unknown - LP.

Phenomena

1985 Italy - ©1984. Dacfilm (English language version)
Tecnoscope Panavison Dolby stereo 121m
Filmed and printed in Eastmancolor Kodak

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Creepers

CREDITS

Production Company: Dacfilm (Rome)
Director: Dario Argento
Producer: Dario Argento
Screenplay: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini
Cinematography: Romano Albani
Editor: Franco Fraticelli
Art Directors: Maurizio Garrone, Nello Giorgetti, Luciano Spadoni, Umberto Turco
Music: Bill Wyman (Valley; Valley Bolero), Iron Maiden (Flash of the Blade), Motorhead (Locomotive), Andi Sex Gang (The Naked and the Dead; You Don't Know Me), Simon Boswell (The Maggots), Claudio Simonetti (Phenomena), Fabio Pignatelli (The Insects), Simonetti and Pignatelli (Sleepwalking), Terry Taylor
Special Effects: Sergio Stivaletti and the Corridori Brothers
Special optical effects: Luigi Cozzi
First Assistant Director: Michele Soavi

CAST

Jennifer Connelly (Jennifer Corvino), Daria Nicolodi (Mrs. Bruckner), Dalila Di Lazzaro (headmistress), Donald Pleasence (Doctor John McGregor), Patrick Bachau (Inspector Rudolf Geiger), Fiore Argento (Vera Brandt, first victim, young tourist), Sophie Bourchier (schoolgirl), Paola Gropper (schoolgirl), Ninke Hielkema (schoolgirl), Mitzy Orsini (schoolgirl), Federica Mastroianni (Sophie), Fiorenza Tessari, Alberto Cracco, Gaspare Capparoni, Mario Donatone, Antonio Maimone, Davide Marotta (Patau), Fulvio Mingozzi, Francesca Trevisi, Fausta Avelli, Franca Berdini, Marta Biuso, Marisa Simonetti, Geraldine Thomas (schoolgirls), Michele Soavi (Kurt, Geiger's assistant) Tanga the Chimpanzee (Inge, the chimp)

VIDEO

Australia: Palace Explosive - 105m 19s, full screen as Creepers.
Holland: EVC - 105m 15s, slightly letterboxed as Phenomena.
Italy: Mondadori Video - 111m 01s, full screen as Phenomena; Creazioni Home Video as Phenomena.
Spain: Manga Video S.L as Phenomena.
Denmark: label unknown, as Phenomena.
Sweden: Prisma Film and Video as Phenomena, 105m 08s, slightly cut for violence.
UK: Palace - 79m 31s: cut by 17 seconds with a BBFC '18' certificate as Creepers.
USA: Media - 83m 08s: cut, full screen as Creepers; EVC - 117m.
Germany: New Vision - 83m cut.
Russia: Viking Video - 111m.
Finland: Inferno Video - This may be the full 116 minute version, Letterboxed.
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LASERDISC

Japan: ABC - 116m 08s, full screen, Italian language, Japenese subtitles, Surround Sound, termed the 'integral hard' release as Phenomena. The disc includes an Italian trailer, pop music videos and a documentary Dario Argento's World of Horror 3 directed by Luigi Cozzi; Columbia - shorter European version. English language, Japanese subtitles, letterboxed, Stereo.
Sweeden: Prisma - cut, missing 11s.
USA: Roan Group - 110m version, uncut with audio commentary by Dario Argento, Sergio Stivaletti and Claudio Simonetti.

DVD

* r0

USA: Anchor Bay - 110m version, uncut with audio commentary by Dario Argento, Sergio Stivaletti, Claudio Simonetti and Loris Curci, letterboxed at 1.66:1, Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, theatrical trailer, behind the scenes, Dario Argento interviewed by Joe Franklin, Caudio Simonetti music video, Bill Wyman music video.
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Anchor Bay -Two disc set comprising of Phenomena and Anchor Bay's Inferno release in different packaging.
These discs are identical to the single editions.

* r2

Japan: Culture Publishers - 115m titled as Phenomena (Integral - Hardcore version), matted letterboxed, audio track in Italian stereo, Dolby Digital with Japenese subtitles. Original trailers, two music videos, trailers for the 'Integral Hard' edition and the Italian version.

* r0

Germany: Dragon Entertainment - 111m
Disc 1 : 'Phenomena' Director's Cut 'Integral' Edition - (approx 6 extra mins), German, English, Italian and German audio, subtitles in German, English and Dutch, Filmographies, Hidden Features.
Disc 2 : Extended Interviews with Dario Argento, Claudio Simonetti and Luigi Cozzi. A Behind the scenes feature, stills gallery, the music videos for "Jennifer" and "Valley", live piano rendition of 'Phenomena' by Claudio Simonetti.
NOTE -The Dragon release is a boxed 2 disc set, limited 'numbered' collectors edition of 3000 with 16 page booklet.

* r2

UK: DIVID 2000 - 111m, letterboxed 1.66:1, Dolby Digital Mono, Interview with Dario Argento,
Interview with Claudio Simonetti of The Goblins, Behind the scenes featurette,
original Phenomena music video.
NOTE - The sleeve claims the disc has a theatrical trailer and a Claudio Simonetti commentary track, this is incorrect.
The features are not actually included on the disc.
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* r2

France: TF1 Video - 103m, letterboxed anamorphic 1.77:1 and 1:33.1 Full frame versions,
French Mono, English Mono, French subtitles, Filmographies, 20 minute interview with Dario Argento
trailers, Internet Links.
NOTE - The picture is slightly cropped at a ratio of 1.77:1.
The film is also the shorter version that has always been shown in France.

SOUNDTRACK

Italy: Cinevox LP and CD (and re-issue with extra tracks) - as Phenomena; Cinevox CD - Argento Vivo - This compilation contains The Maggots and The Quick and the Dead.
UK: Heavy Metal Worldwide LP and tape - as Creepers.