Devil in the Brain
| Devil in the Brain | |
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| Directed by | Sergio Sollima |
| Written by | Suso Cecchi d'Amico Sergio Sollima |
| Starring | Stefania Sandrelli Keir Dullea Micheline Presle Maurice Ronet |
| Cinematography | Aldo Scavarda |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Release date | 13 April 1972 |
| Language | Italian |
Devil in the Brain (Italian: Il diavolo nel cervello) is a 1972 Italian psychological thriller movie.
Plot
Oscar Minno returns from working several years overseas and looks up his old flame Sandra. Sandra is widowed and lives in a childlike mental state on her family's estate, cared for by the overprotective Countess de Blanc. Sandra's son, Ricky, is suspected of having killed his father, Fabrizio, as well as a vagrant trespassing on the estate. Ricky is then sent to a reform school run by nuns. Oscar's doctor friend believes that Ricky is mentally fit and begins to suspect that there is much more to the story.[1][2]
Cast
- Keir Dullea as Oscar Minno
- Stefania Sandrelli as Sandra Garces
- Micheline Presle as Countess Claudia Osorio De Blanc
- Maurice Ronet as Fabrizio Garces
- Tino Buazzelli as Doctor Emilio Bontempi
- Renato Cestiè as Ricky Garces
- Orchidea de Santis as Caterina
- Gaia Germani as Bianca Molteni
See also
References
- ^ Antonio Bruschini. Profonde tenebre: il cinema thrilling italiano, 1962-1982. Granata, 1992. ISBN 88-7248-039-6.
- ^ "Il Diavolo nel Cervello". Italian Horror Movies. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
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