HYPNOSIS ('62) First European Giallo! Eugenio Martin/Jean Sorel
3376DVD
Eugenio Martin delivers the first
European Giallo!
Original
German Title: NUR TOTE ZEUGEN SCHWEIGEN [Only the Dead Watch]
also known as IPNOSI [Hypnosis] and DUMMY OF DEATH
director:
Eugenio Martin
starring: Jean Sorel ·
Gotz George · Mara Cruz
· Eleonora Rossi-Drago
· Heinz
Drache ·
Werner Peters
A
hypnotist is murdered in his dressing room. His ventriloquist dummy
seemingly is the only witness to the crime. A boxer gets blamed for
it. But soon another murder takes place. Is the dummy somehow involved?
The film is headed towards a twisted finale. And emerges as the first
European Giallo.
Spanish
director Eugenio Martin (born Eugenio Martín Márquez on
May 15, 1925) has successfully working in the European film industry,
helming more than 40 movies since 1955. He is best known for his Spaghetti
Westerns, especially BOUNTY
HUNTER (aka
THE UGLY ONES) and Lee Van Cleef's BAD
MAN'S RIVER. Eurgenio retired in 1996 but still makes appearances
at conventions and festivals. He was was honored at the Sitges film
festival in 2010 where he received the Nosferatu Award in memory of
this film (Spain's first International horror movie).
A Spanish/German
co-production, with English subtitles; widescreen format, fully uncut
(83 minutes),
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include selected
theatrical trailers.
A
hypnotist is murdered in his dressing room. His ventriloquist dummy
seemingly is the only witness to the crime. A boxer gets blamed for
it. But soon another murder takes place. Is the dummy somehow involved?
The film is headed towards a twisted finale. And emerges as the first
European Giallo.
