Opera (1987 film)

Opera
Theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro.[2]
Directed byDario Argento
Screenplay by
Story byDario Argento[3]
Produced byDario Argento[4]
Starring
CinematographyRonnie Taylor[3]
Edited byFranco Fraticelli[3]
Production
companies
Distributed byCDI Compagnia Distribuzione Internazionale[3]
Release date
  • 19 December 1987 (1987-12-19) (Italy)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryItaly[1]
Box office4.737 billion lire (Italy)

Opera (also known and released as Terror at the Opera) is a 1987 Italian giallo directed and co-written by Dario Argento and starring Cristina Marsillach, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi, and Ian Charleson. The film's plot focuses on a young soprano (Marsillach) who becomes involved in a series of murders being committed inside an opera house by a masked assailant. The film features music composed and performed by Brian Eno, Claudio Simonetti, and Bill Wyman.

  1. ^ "Opera". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ Curti 2022, p. 358.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Opera (1987)" (in Italian). Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Credits". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 November 2023.