Opera/Two Evil Eyes

Terror at the Opera, Terreur a l'opera (France), Terror in der Oper (Germany)

Production Company: Cecchi-Gori Group/Tiger Cinematografica Srl
A.D.C. Production in collaboration with R.A.I. Radio Televisione Italiana
Director: Dario Argento
Producer: Dario Argento
Story: based on an original idea by Dario Argento
Screenplay: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini
Cinematography: Ronnie Taylor
Editor: Franco Fraticelli
Production Designer: Davide Bassan
Art Director: Gianmaurizio Fercioni (Regio Theatre, Parma)
Music: Brian Eno, Roger Eno; Claudio Simonetti, Bill Wyman, Terry Taylor; The Group Steel Grave;
The Northern Light; Giuseppe Verdi
Special Effects: Renato Agostini, Sergio Stivaletti, Barbara Morosetti
First Assistant Director: Paulo Zenatello, Antonio Gabriella
Second Unit Director: Michele Soavi
Special Make-Up Effects: Antonio and Giovanni Corrodori and Germano Natale

Cristina Marsillach (Betty), Ian Charleson (Marco), Urbano Barberini (Inspector Alan Santini),
Daria Nicolodi (Mira), Coralina Cataldi Tassoni (Julia), Antonella Vitale (Marion),
William McNamara (Urbano), Barbara Cupisti (Albertini), Antonio Juorio, Carola Stagnaro,
Francesca Cassola (Alma), Maurizio Carbone, Cristina Glachino, Gyorivani Gyorgy, Bjorn Hammer,
Peter Pitsch, Sebastiano Somma, *Uncredited - Michele Soavi (Santini's assistant)

Australia: First Release - 91m 55s: dialogue scenes cut by 11m 20s, as Terror at the Opera.
France: GCR - as Terreur a l'opera.
Italy: ViVivideo - 105m cut, full screen as Opera.
Denmark: label unknown as Terror at the Opera.
Japan: RCA/Columbia - full screen as Terror at the Opera.
UK: Virgin Vision 91m 05s: full screen, cut by 47 seconds with a BBFC '18' certificate
as per UK theatrical version as Terror at the Opera.
USA: Southgate Video - 107m unrated and 'R' rated versions, Hi-Fi stereo as Terror at the Opera.
Germany: RCA/Columbia Video - 87m cut.
Holland: RCA/Columbia - 93m, Cat No. CVT11559.
Russia: Soyuz Video, 106m.
Sweeden: Media Transfer International AB: 85 minutes, Full screen as Terror.
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Italy: Cecchi Gori Group - 103m, anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1, Dolby 2.0 Surround,
Italian language Only, No subtitles, Theatrical Trailer, talent biographies, alternate scene selection feature
that allows you to select the top six scenes.

* r0

USA: Anchor Bay - 107m
SINGLE DISC EDITION - Widescreen Presentation 2.35:1 enhanced for 16x9 TVs, DTS ES 6.1 English, Dolby EX Surround Sound English, Conducting Dario Argento's OPERA - an all-new 36 minute documentary with director
Dario Argento, cinematographer Ronnie Taylor, special effects artist Sergio Stivaletti, music composer Claudio Simonetti and stars Daria Nicolodi and Urbano Barberini,Theatrical Trailers, Daemonia Music Video, Dario Argento
Bio, 8 Page Booklet with photos and liner notes by Michael Felsher.
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USA: Anchor Bay - 107m
OPERA 2-DISC LIMITED EDITION (30,000 Only)
Disc 1 : Widescreen Presentation 2.35:1 enhanced for 16x9 Tvs, DTS ES 6.1 English, Dolby EX Surround Sound English, Conducting Dario Argento's OPERA - an all-new 36 minute documentary with director Dario Argento, cinematographer Ronnie Taylor, special effects artist Sergio Stivaletti, music composer Claudio Simonetti and stars Daria Nicolodi and Urbano Barberini, Theatrical Trailers, Daemonia Music Video, Dario Argento Bio, 8 Page Booklet with photos and liner notes by Michael Felsher.
Disc 2 : Original CD Soundtrack
NOTE - There are two versions; the limited edition also includes the soundtrack CD and a different cover.
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* r2

NOTE - This title is scheduled for release on the 23rd September 2002, these details are subject to change.
UK: Arrow Film Distributors Ltd. - as Terror at the Opera
Cut 91 mins, anamorphic widescreen 2:35.1, Italian Language, English subtitles,
Photo Gallery, Dario Argento biographies/filmographies.
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Italy: Cinevox CD MDF 184, features music by Claudio Simonetti, various artists and includes
Classical tracks.

Two Evil Eyes

1990 Italy/America
Technicolor Kodak Eastmancolor Dolby stereo 115m
color by cine-citta'

Due occhi diabolici, Due occhi malocchio, Deux yeux maléfiques (French),
Los ojos del diablo (Spanish)

Producyion Company: ADC Gruppo Bema S.r.l.
Director: Dario Argento (The Black Cat)
Co Producers: Dario Argento, Achille Manzotti
Executive Producer: Claudio Argento
Screenwriters: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini based on The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
Director of Photography: Peter Reniers, Beppe Maccari
Music: Pino Donnagio
Music director: Natale Massara
Production Designer: Cletus Anderson
Costumes: Barbara Anderson
Editor: Pasquale Buba
Special Make-Up Effects: Tom Savini
2nd unit director and steadycam operator: Nicola Peconni

Harvey Keitel (Rod Usher), Madeleine Potter (Annabel), John Amos (Legrand), Matin Balsam
(Mr. Pym), Kim Hunter (Mrs. Pym), Sally Kirkland (Bartender), Holter Ford Graham

Denmark: label unknown as Chok Pa Chok.
Italy: Manzotti Home Video - 112m
UK: Medusa Home Entertainment - 114m 59s, uncut, full screen, first tale directed by
George A. Romero, the second by Dario Argento.
USA: Media Home Entertainment/Fox Video - 105m
Russia: Viking Video - 121m.
Australia: Columbia Tristar Hoyts Video -115 minutes, full screen, pan & scan.
NOTE - Click here to order the uncut U.S NTSC video.

* r2

France: Gaumont (G.C.T.H.V) - as Deux yeux maléfiques
Uncut, 1.85:1 Cinémascope and 1.33:1 Full frame versions
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, French Subtitles
Filmographies, The Making of "Le fantôme de l'Opéra" (The Phantom of the Opera)

Germany: label unknown - English language; Laser Paradise - Uncut, widescreen, German language 2.0 surround, Biographies, Filmographies, Region 2.

* r2

UK: Anchor Bay Entertainment UK - 120 mins, Uncut, anamorphic widescreen 1.77:1,
English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror documentary, Stills Gallery,
Director's Biographies and Filmographies.
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