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1971 · France, Italy

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
98 min
Age rating
R
Language
Italian
Country
France, Italy
Frights
Strong

Why tonight?

  • Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
  • It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
  • In Italian — subtitles on.

The story

Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.

  • hat
  • escape
  • light
  • victim
  • knife
  • stalker
  • punishment
  • whodunit
  • spa
  • tarantula

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Directed
Paolo Cavara

Production

Rating
6.1 / 10 · 96 ratings
Studio
P.A.C., Da Ma Produzione, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer