Blood and Black Lace
1964
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Synopsis
Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees' many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.
Key facts
Cast
Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Arianna Gorini, Thomas Reiner, Ariana Gorini, Dante DiPaolo, Mary Arden, Franco Ressel
Original language
Italian
First release
March 14, 1964 (Italy)
Production companies
EMMEPI CINEMATOGRAFICA
Home video distributors
Media Home Entertainment (United States), VCI Home Video (United States)
Setting
Rome
Crew
Screenplay
Giuseppe Barilla, Marcello Fondato, Mario Bava
Producer
Alfredo Mirabile, Massimo Patrizi
Cinematography
Mario Bava, Ubaldo Terzano
Editing
Mario Serandrei
Music
Carlo Rustichelli
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- The Rio Grind Film Festival 2026
- Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival 2024
- Rome Film Festival 2024 generic
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg) 2019 generic
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2018
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1998 generic
- L'Étrange Festival 1993 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | Blood and Black Lace | |
| Alternate title | Six femmes pour l'assassin |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Media Home Entertainment (cat. no. M 715) | 1984, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | VCI Home Video (cat. no. 8118) | 2000, United States, clamshell |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Sei Donne Per L'Assassino - Carlo Rustichelli (2020) | 3 releases, 2020: Spikerot Records |
| 7" vinyl | Sei Donne Per L'Assassino (1964) | 1 release, 1964: CAM |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Italy | March 14, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Italy | May 17, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Austria | June 5, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Italy | June 24, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Japan | July 18, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Germany | November 27, 1964 |
| Theatrical | France | December 30, 1964 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 7, 1965 |
| Theatrical | Finland | July 19, 1968 |
| Theatrical | France | July 3, 2019 |
| Theatrical | France | July 20, 2019 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1984 M 715 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 2000 8118 |
| Home video | Australia | March 26, 2009 |
| Home video | United States | April 21, 2015 |
| Home video | Germany | February 12, 2017 |
Full credits
| Director | Mario Bava |
| Cast | Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Arianna Gorini, Thomas Reiner (Inspector Silvestri), Ariana Gorini (Nicole), Dante DiPaolo (Franco Scalo), Mary Arden (Peggy Peyton), Franco Ressel (Marchese Riccardo Morelli), Claude Dantes (Tao-Li), Luciano Pigozzi (Cesare Lazzarini), Lea Lander (Greta), Massimo Righi (Marco), Francesca Ungaro (Isabella), Giuliano Raffaelli (Zanchin), Harriet Medin (Clarissa), Mary Carmen (Model), Heidi Stroh (Bleach Blond Model), Enzo Cerusico (Gas Station Attendant), Nadia Anty (Model), Calisto Calisti (Butler (uncredited)), Romano Moraschini (Suspect at Police Station (uncredited)), Goffredo Unger (The Masked Killer (uncredited)), Paul Frees (Various character voices (uncredited, English version)) |
| Screenplay | Giuseppe Barilla, Marcello Fondato, Mario Bava |
| Story | Marcello Fondato |
| Producer | Alfredo Mirabile, Massimo Patrizi |
| Executive producer | Georges C. Stilly |
| Cinematography | Mario Bava, Ubaldo Terzano |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei |
| Music | Carlo Rustichelli |
| Sound | Vittorio Trentino |
| Costumes | Tina Grani |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
