Shock (1977 film)

Shock
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byMario Bava
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Lamberto Bava
  • Francesco Barbieri
  • Alessandro Parenzo
  • Dardano Sacchetti[1]
Produced byTuri Vasile[2]
Starring
Cinematography
  • Alberto Spagnoli
  • Mario Bava[2]
Edited byRoberto Sterbini[1]
Music byLibra[2]
Color processEastmancolor
Production
company
Laser Film[1]
Distributed byTitanus
Release date
  • 12 August 1977 (1977-08-12) (Italy)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryItaly
Box office₤196.657 million

Shock (Italian: Schock) is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Mario Bava and starring Daria Nicolodi, John Steiner, and David Colin, Jr. Its plot focuses on a woman who moves into the home she shared with her deceased former husband, where she finds herself tormented by supernatural occurrences. It was Bava's last theatrical feature before he died of a heart attack in 1980.

In the United States, the film was released under the title Beyond the Door II as an unofficial sequel to Beyond the Door (1974) and second entry into the Beyond the Door trilogy.

  1. ^ a b c d Meek, Scott (1980). "Shock Transfert-Suspence-Hypnos (Shock)". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 47, no. 552. British Film Institute.
  2. ^ a b c Curti 2017, p. 177.