film italian lit italian french horror film directed film centered separate tales introduction conclusion film stars international cast short stories titled telephone involves continually receives threatening telephone calls unseen second man named returns family claiming slain creature attacks loved story drop water features steals ring corpse prepared burial finds haunted ring original owner arriving home follows 1960s trend italian film productions low budget horror anthology film international cast film credited authors predominantly based uncredited sources changes script film gone production suggested changes filming film acceptable american target audience company created english language dub film removed scenes involving violence edited certain scenes version greatly changed plot telephone giving supernatural story element removing reference prostitution follow titled scarlet friday originally going directed star project developed plans remake announced attached write script received favorable reviews critics early 2010s time magazine conducted poll authors directors actors critics worked horror genre vote horror films placed number plot note plot summary refers original italian version film telephone french girl returns basement apartment night receives series strange phone calls eventually identifies frank recently escaped prison terrified testimony sent frank prison phones women estranged certain mary help mary agrees come night seconds later frank calls promising matter revenge doesn realize mary frank telephone mary arrives apartment attempts calm nerves mary provides large knife protection goes sleep sleeps mary writes confession explaining calls force reunion knowing help writing enters apartment frank mary sound struggle awakens frank realizes murdered wrong woman frank approaches bed knife stabs frank drops knife breaks 19th century russia young nobleman finds beheaded corpse knife heart takes blade finds shelter small cottage approached explains knife belongs father seen days offers room introduces rest family wife young son younger brother sister await return gone fight living feeds human blood especially close friends family members midnight returns cottage sour demeanor appearance family goes sleep attacked flees cottage chases returns corpse plans stake prevent reviving prevented wife agree son burial night child appears outside begs invited stabbed wife attempts let son opening door greeted bites flee home hide ruins cathedral sleeps walks outside finds family surrounding awakens searches finding lying bed home awakens receiving embrace bites neck drop water london england nurse called large house prepare corpse elderly medium burial dresses body notices ring finger chester steals accidentally glass water floor fly chester takes ring home flat witnesses strange events fly returns continues lights apartment sound water heard locations chester finds woman corpse lying bed rises chester begs forgiveness ultimately morning discovers chester body calls police arrives examine body finds small left finger ring doctor announces observation appears distressed hears water production development founders hired european talent agent look italian commercial films large success italian feature hercules february deal italian film production company contribute minimum productions years follows production trends italian films era productions influenced lack large film stars italy avoid high costs larger stars producers created anthology films involving short narratives combined running time regular feature film yesterday today tomorrow second trend match coming actor older actor european actress spy eye paired trend making horror films expensive produce previous sword films pre production secured rights american actors french production company secured credited pseudonym previously worked director film wonders italian production company cast retaining directed production black sunday credited writing film script film opening credits credit stories drop water telephone later took credit original story drop water italian critic traced origins story titled thirty included anthology book titled ghost stories british historian identified author story loosely based family story found anthology parts story inspired story fear stated wanted create stories terror strike mankind different time periods asked stories books finished draft screenplay brought work claimed recalled later added material cut final film approved thematic idea encouraged look public domain titles decided early production star tales act film host recently hosted anthology television series thriller contract completed filming raven film cinematographer credited shot scenes credit production end production girl knew week period february march involvement film allowed set supervise film dubbing english language release film going dubbed different languages actors longer dialogue match languages set suggestions film appropriate american audiences led decreasing violence film film conceived title fear wanted include contemporary story led development telephone telephone described attempts film film style italian film involves murder mystery emphasized stylish visuals flamboyant music violence telephone color film attempted emulate visual style covers appeared set pieces telephone taken black white film girl knew short films shot shooting commencing february filming contracted pneumonia led having rely oxygen tanks production ended initially going end film shot dead character day filming suggested end film bleak image told change changed ending character horseback audience watch vampires camera revealing stuffed horse revealing studio set simulated effects post production 1960s italian horror films violent horror films created america focused youth oriented audience horror europe intended adults lead american edit removing plot elements prostitution making altered films english language version changes stories intro segments english language version film company arranged order stories start drop water followed telephone changes plots extensively edited telephone telephone removes suggestion lesbian relationship mary references prostitution character frank longer ghost leaves enchanted notes write soon envelope contained opened new character introduced named colonel neighbor film features alternative cuts certain scenes violence trimmed italian version drop water features changes italian version introduction los_angeles unknown directed scenes completely changed soundtrack original film soundtrack described score inappropriate shock accompanied scary music italian english language films different look supervised italian language version supervision shipped version processing biographer described english language print looking warmer nuanced doesn look bad italian version looks vibrant release film opened italy september title translates grossed million italian initial theatrical release italy released english version double bill girl knew titled evil eye english title chosen connect previous film black sunday film opened paris november title les variety announced collaborating produce remake attached contribute script development film home video released film english italian versions dvd august released film blu ray dvd july edition film mastered high definition negative italian language dub original soundtrack released dvd blu ray arrow transfer italian version original print transferred italy additional grading restoration london arrow version american version california arrow noted high definition master received italy difficult restore master issues image sound color quality stories wrong order reception contemporary review edit globe_and_mail stated drop water telephone good deal sophisticated usual horror fare bears trace manner directing acting rudimentary boston_globe gave film negative review referring short films monthly film bulletin stated thing picture especially heavy dusty interiors drop water noting acting worse dubbing review stated better obvious material determined spell sudden shots shock cuts reviewing english language version film time praised film stating amazing script dubbing way average time compared film anthology horror films british production company noting taken got ideas format entertainment_weekly awarded film rating referring excellent stories composed tales building suspense wrote retrospective review english dub drop water best stories described simply frightening work telephone dismissed satisfying potentially attempt writing story caused stories problems newman declared little masterpiece praising performance themes story looked themes night living dead alive contemporary reviews italian language version dissolve gave film half stars stating small twists stories segments suggest headed early dialogue film sparse doesn shy away elements clad women bloody wounds faced terrifying movie atmosphere doom black total film awarded film stars referring wonderful horror anthology online film database praised stating provides unforgettable drop water short remains scary described telephone average tale follows predictable twist early 2010s time conducted poll authors directors actors critics worked horror genre vote horror films placed number list influence aftermath enjoyed working black praised work later work whip body girl bombs respectively plans initially going involve working film titled scarlet friday based horror project later taken away released directed involved english rock band appropriate film originally known earth group wanted change group group saw local cinema playing people paid money frightened directors influenced story structure original script film originally going short films directed unknown director originally described idea stating horror film gon crime film biography hughes howard london new_york isbn
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