Deep Red: Hatchet Murders

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Deep Red: Hatchet Murders ★★½ The Hatchet Murders; Profundo Rosso; Dripping Deep Red; The Sabre Tooth Tiger; Deep Red 1975

A stylish but gruesome rock music-driven tale of a composer who reads a book on the occult which happens to relate to the sadistic, sangfroid murder of his neighbor. When he visits the book's author, he discovers that she has been horribly murdered as well. 100m/C VHS, DVD . IT David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Meril, Eros Pagni, Guiliana Calandra, Erykah Badu, Clara Calamai, Nicoletta Elmi, Glauco Mauri; D: Dario Argento; W: Dario Argento, Barnardino Zapponi; C: Luigi Kuveiller; M: Giorgio Gaslini, The Goblins.