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Bava, who'd once shot films for Roberto Rossellini and Raoul Walsh, used black and white for the last time on this project, and with its mastery of the noir vocabulary it helped establish the giallo.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
LOOK... and you cannot look away for everywhere you turn it's there... watching... waiting to strike!
1963 · 1h 26m · Not Rated
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Mario Bava
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The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Overview
A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.
Director and cast
- Mario Bava Director
- John Saxon as Dr. Marcello Bassi
- Letícia Román as Nora Davis
- Valentina Cortese as Laura Craven-Torrani
- Dante DiPaolo as Andrea Landini
- Titti Tomaino as Inspector
- Luigi Bonos as Albergo Stelletta
- Milo Quesada as De Vico / Paccini
- Gustavo De Nardo as Dr. Facchetti
- Giovanni Di Benedetto as Professor Torrani
- Jim Dolen as Priest (uncredited)
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