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The Black Belly of the Tarantula

Movie
1971
1h 38m
R
Italian
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
User Score: 
6.1
Critic Score: 
56
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Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.
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The Black Belly of the Tarantula

R
Movie
1971
1h 38m
Italian
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.
Rating
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6.1
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CRITIC SCORE
56

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Giancarlo Giannini
Inspector Tellini
Barbara Bouchet
Maria Zani
Rossella Falk
Franca Valentino
Stefania Sandrelli
Anna Tellini
Anna Saia
Maria's friend
Nino Vingelli
Inspector Di Giacomo
Daniele Dublino
Entomologist
Giuseppe Fortis
Psychiatrist
Carla Mancini
Client at beauty parlor
Alfonso Giganti
Policeman in projection room
Eleonora Giorgi
Maid in beauty parlor
Ettore Mattia
La catapulta
Eugene Walter
Ginetto, the waiter (as Walter Euge...
Giuliana Farnese
Mrs. Fluzzi (uncredited)
Directed By: Paolo Cavara
Written By: Marcello Danon (Story), Lucile Laks (Screenplay)

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beardedmovienut says...
3 years ago
Although it doesn't have a particularly strong ending, The Black Belly of the Tarantula has some prime suspense to offer. It is a prime example of what you get when you mix the stylishness and darkness from a Giallo with a bit of grimy Poliziotteschi police procedure. The kills are very sadistic, as the victims are first paralysed, then killed with a knife, while awake and still able to sense what is happening…unable to resist. For some reason, this seems worse to me than most of the gory kills that are so prevalent in this genre. Anyway, The Black Belly of the Tarantula is well worth a watch…especially for Giallo fans.
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Bronson87
CONTAINS SPOILERS4/10  3 years ago
The Black Belly of the Tarantula is is a fairly boring giallo. The title alludes to wasps that paralyze insects, then lay eggs inside them - which is real, by the way; we even get to see stock footage of this in the movie - even though they call it a tarantula, it's actually just a spider.
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