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A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.

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Cast

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Gilderoy
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Francesco Coraggio
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Giancarlo Santini
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Silvia as Teresa
Salvatore Li Causi ...
Fabio
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Elisa as Teresa
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Elena
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Claudia as Monica / Screamer
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Veronica as Accused Witch
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Lorenzo
Lara Parmiani ...
Chiara as Signora Collatina
Jozef Cseres ...
Massimo
Pal Toth ...
Massimo (as Pál Tóth)
Katalin Ladik ...
Resurrected Witch
Jean-Michael van Schouwburg ...
The Goblin (as Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg)
Justin Turner ...
Gong
Miklos Kemecsi ...
Gong and Philicorda (as Miklós Kemecsi)
Elisa Librelotto ...
Audtionee
Layla Amir ...
Auditionee
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Auditionee
Zsuzsanna Buksi ...
Auditionee (as Zsuzska Büksi)
Adam Bohman ...
Box Hill Rambler
Jonathan Bohman ...
Box Hill Idler
Ted Tomlin ...
Box Hill Narrator
Tag ...
Alfonso
Salvatore Greco ...
Luigi's Assistant
Massimo Marinoni ...
Gilderoy's Italian Voice (voice) (as Massimo Maronini)
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Special Guest Screamer
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Screamer (voice)
Tracy Bolgar ...
Screamer (voice)
Patsy Pretson ...
Screamer (voice) (as Patsy Preston)
Sarah Redpath ...
Screamer (voice)
Kata Bartsch ...
Screamer (voice)
Stephanie Kirby ...
Screamer (voice)
Rachel McGrother ...
Screamer (voice)
Diana Rogerson ...
Screamer (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Natalia Mattielighova ...
Screamer (uncredited) (voice)
Luba Sefsikova ...
Screamer (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Peter Strickland

Written by

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Peter Strickland ... (written by)

Produced by

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Mary Burke ... producer
Katherine Butler ... executive producer
Nicky Earnshaw ... line producer
Hans W. Geissendörfer ... co-producer (as Hans W. Geißendörfer)
Keith Griffiths ... producer
Robin Gutch ... executive producer
Hugo Heppell ... executive producer
Michael Weber ... executive producer

Music by

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Broadcast ... (original music by)
James Cargill ... (original music written and performed by)

Cinematography by

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Nicholas D. Knowland ... (as Nic Knowland)

Editing by

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Chris Dickens

Editorial Department

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Fiorenza Bagnariol ... digital film bureau
Katie Bullock-Webster ... post-production coordinator
Tonia Cohen ... negative checker
Peter Collins ... digital intermediate assistant
Rob Farris ... digital intermediate producer
Mátyás Fekete ... assistant editor (as Mátyáa Fekete)
Marie Fernandes ... digital intermediate producer
Cheryl Goodbody ... assistant digital intermediate producer
Emily Greenwood ... digital on-line editor
Andy Hague ... assistant editor
Neil Harrison ... digital intermediate systems administrator
Dan Helme ... digital intermediate data wrangler
Timothy P. Jones ... digital film bureau
Rahat Kulshreshtha ... post-production coordinator: Warp X
Patrick Malone ... digital intermediate head of department
Laura Pavone ... digital film bureau
Rob Pizzey ... digital colourist
Gordon Pratt ... digital film bureau
Aurora Shannon ... digital intermediate assistant
Justin Tillett ... digital on-line editor
Laurent Treherne ... digital film technical supervisor
Jet Omoshebi ... digital colourist (uncredited)
John Palmer ... digital film bureau manager (uncredited)

Casting By

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Shaheen Baig ... uk casting director
Beatrice Kruger ... italian casting director

Production Design by

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Jennifer Kernke

Art Direction by

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Sarah Finlay

Costume Design by

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Julian Day

Makeup Department

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Karen Hartley ... hair designer (as Karen Hartley Thomas) / makeup designer (as Karen Hartley Thomas)
Karen Teitge ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Victoria Wallen ... hair stylist / makeup artist

Production Management

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Gisela Evert ... post-production supervisor
Tracey Josephs ... head of production: Film4
Fiona Lamptey ... production manager: Film4
Fiona Morham ... head of production: UK Film Council
Gerardine O'Flynn ... production manager
Barry Ryan ... head of production: Warp X
Polly Stokes ... production manager: second unit % pick-ups

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Anna Brabbins ... second assistant director
Amanda Dudley ... third assistant director
Alex Rendell ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Luisa Aribe ... graphic artist
Chris Bruff ... carpenter: Cavin Demopsey Film & TV Services
Phill Claxton ... painter: Cavin Demopsey Film & TV Services
John Davis ... painter: Cavin Demopsey Film & TV Services
C.J. Dempsey ... stand-by chippie: Cavin Demopsey Film & TV Services (as CJ Dempsey)
Cavin Dempsey ... construction manager / construction production manager: Cavin Demopsey Film & TV Services
Julian House ... graphic designer
Krisztián Kristóf ... graphic artist
Joe Lobley ... prop hand
Richard Maris ... prop hand
Alex McDonnald ... painter: Cavin Demopsey Film & TV Services
Dan Montague ... painter: Cavin Demopsey Film & TV Services
Debra Overton ... stand-by art director
Antony Parnell ... prop hand
Steve Parnell ... property master
Daisy Popham ... production buyer
Neil Robertson ... carpenter: Cavin Demopsey Film & TV Services
Bart Tuft ... stand-by props
Alex Wells ... carpenter: Cavin Demopsey Film & TV Services

Sound Department

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The Bohman Brothers ... sound effects recordist
Per Boström ... sound effects recordist
Andy Botham ... sound re-recording engineer
Emanuele Carcone ... sound consultant: Alga Marghem
Jonathan Coleclough ... original composed sound effects: equestrian vortex
Doug Cooper ... re-recording mixer
Alice Crosby ... post sound booking coordinator: De Lane Lea London
Rebecca Daly ... assistant sound editor
Matt Davies ... mix assistant
Gábor Erdélyi ... sound effect recordist / sound effects recordist (as Gábor Erdélyi Jr.)
Colin Fletcher ... sound effects recordist
Linda Forsén ... dialogue editor
Clive Graham ... sound effects recordist
Michael Hamilton ... post sopund scheduling coordinator: De Lane Lea London
Graham V. Hartstone ... sound consultant (as Graham Hartstone)
Dan Hayhurst ... sound demos
Stevie Haywood ... sound recordist (as Steve Haywood)
Miia Jyrälä ... foley recordist (as Miia Nevalainen)
Tim Kirby ... original composed sound effects: equestrian vortex
Heikki Kossi ... foley supervisor
Andrew Liles ... original composed sound effects: equestrian vortex
Joe Maher ... sound re-recording engineer
Christer Melén ... sound effects editor / sound effects recordist
Markus Moll ... re-recording mixer
Jay Radosavljevic ... boom operator
Larry Sider ... sound consultant
Andy Stallabrass ... adr mixer
Steven Stapleton ... sound effects recordist
Roj Stevens ... sound demos
Joakim Sundström ... supervising sound editor
Tamás Székely ... sound effects recordist
Ruben Aguirre Barba ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Robert Karlsson ... dolby sound consultant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Andy Lowe ... special effects: projector

Visual Effects by

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Simone Coco ... compositor: Rushes Film&TV
Paul Jones ... visual effects producer: Rushes Film&TV
Tim Sidell ... optical effects photography (as Tom Sidell-Rodriguez)

Stunts

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Rod Woodruff ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Sam Alberg ... best boy: desk operator
Gareth Brough ... practical electrician
Alex Brown ... additional electrician
Robbie Chapman ... camera assistant
Ashley Cutmore ... camera trainee: second unit & pick-ups
Rana Darwish ... clapper loader
Sean Davis ... electrician
Jack English ... still photographer
Márk Györi ... director of photography: mood reel, second unit & pick-ups (as Márk Gyõri)
George Haldsworth ... electrician (as George Holdsworth)
Sam Heasman ... electrician
Jon Howard ... focus puller: second unit & pick-ups
Anthony Hugill ... focus puller: second unit & pick-ups
Tony Kay ... focus puller: second unit & pick-ups
Andy Lowe ... gaffer
Bruno Martins ... electrician
Joseph Mastrangelo ... focus puller: second unit & pick-ups
Tom McFarling ... focus puller
Dan Norrish ... electrician
David Nye ... electrician (as Dave Nye)
Felix Pickles ... clapper loader: second unit & pick-ups
Jake Polonsky ... camera operator: second unit & pick-ups
James Ray Leary ... grip
Duncan Riedl ... electrician
Nick Rowson ... camera trainee: second unit & pick-ups
Chris Rusby ... grip
Tim Sidell ... director of photgraphy: second unit (as Tim Sidell-Rodriguez)
Chris Stones ... best boy: rigging
Reuben Sutherland ... photography: equestrian vortex face
Marek Szold ... photography: behind the scenes / photography: equestrian vortex face
Simon Thorpe ... grip

Casting Department

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Shaheen Baig ... casting director: UK
Aisha Bywaters ... casting associate: UK (as Aisha Waters)
Beatrice Kruger ... casting director: Italy
Veronika Mancino ... casting assistant: Italy. FBI Casting S.r.l.
Layla Wolf-Zarpak ... casting assistant: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Shahida Day ... wardrobe supervisor
Jules Goldsmith ... costume assistant
Anna Reynolds ... costume assistant

Music Department

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Phil Canning ... music supervisor
James Cargill ... musician
Trish Keenan ... musician / original music written and performed by

Script and Continuity Department

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Lola Dauda ... trainee script supervisor
Gladys San Juan ... trainee script supervisor
Marinella Setti ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Geraldine Atlee ... senior business affairs executive: UK Film Council
Nicky Ball ... crew and freelance development manager: Screen Yorkshire
Alistair Binnie-Lubbock ... floor runner
Sue Bruce-Smith ... head of commercial development: Film4
Eugenia Caruso ... adr coach: Italy
Jon Croker ... story editor: UK Film Council
Tim Curtis ... legal services: Illumination Films
Claudia Diffy ... face: equestrian vortex
Zoe Flower ... unit publicist
Lizzie Francke ... senior production and development executive: UK Film Council
Federica Giudice ... translator: Italian
Jessica Guiffre ... adr coach: Italy
Mark Herbert ... ceo: Warp X
Patrick Hopkins ... epk director
Chris Hordley ... production liaison manager: Screen Torkshire
Julian House ... title designer: equestrian vortex
Jen Kenwood ... development assistant: Warp X
Orna Kustow ... translator: subtitling
Louise Long ... legal and business affairs: Film4
Massimo Maronini ... adr coach: Italy
Alex Marshall ... business affairs: Warp X
Rachel Martin ... production secretary
Natalia Mattielighova ... face: equestrian vortex
Keeley Naylor ... unit publicist
Lita O'Sullivan ... production accountant
Amanda Pyne ... production finance: UK Film Council
Jim Richardson ... head of production support: Screen Yorkshire
Joana Maria Schmitzer ... international liaison: Illumination Films (as Joana-Maria Schmitzer)
Luba Sefsikova ... face: equestrian vortex (as Luba Sefsikova)
Tanya Seghatchian ... head of film fund: UK Film Council
Nicola Sersale ... assistant translator: Italian
Niall Shamma ... head of finance: Warp X
Joel Stokes ... assistant production coordinator
Mary Wednesday ... translator: subtitling
Kate Wilson ... legal services: Warp X
Marysia Wisniewska ... floor runner
Henry Witten ... production assistant
Boyd Britton ... director observer (uncredited)
Mel Churcher ... dialogue coach: Antonio Mancino (uncredited)
David Johnstone ... insurance services: Media Insurance Brokers (uncredited)
Dora Nedeczky ... production coordinator: pre-production (uncredited)

Thanks

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Jim Backhouse ... thanks
Linda Beath ... thanks
Steve Beckett ... thanks
Ian Benson ... thanks
Ronald Bergan ... thanks
Alessandro Bianco ... thanks: Rossbin Records
Lisa Bines ... thanks
Tim Burton ... thanks
Geoffrey Case ... thanks
Teresa Cavina ... thanks
Paul Collard ... thanks
Claire Comiskey ... thanks
Geoff Cox ... thanks
Derek de Silva ... thanks
Marta Donzelli ... thanks
Simon Field ... thanks
Hana Geißendörfer ... thanks (as Hana Geissendorfer)
Tudor Giurgiu ... thanks
Giorgio Gosetti ... thanks
János Hajdú ... thanks
Ian Helliwell ... thanks
Trish Keenan ... in memory of: original music in memory of
Philipp Kreuzer ... thanks
Tony Lyons ... thanks
Frédéric Maire ... thanks
Manfred & Geert ... thanks
Laura Marcellino ... thanks
Zoltan Nagy ... thanks
Agnes Pajtok ... thanks
Martin Pike ... thanks
Ferenc Pusztai ... thanks
Zsolt Páll ... thanks
Owen Reynolds ... thanks
Mac Ruth ... thanks
Ross Saunders ... thanks
Jo Selby ... thanks (as Peter and Jo Selby)
Peter Selby ... thanks (as Peter and Jo Selby)
Bálint Seress ... thanks (as Bálint Seres)
Zsolt Sores ... thanks
Andrew Starke ... thanks: Mondo Macabro (as Andy Starke)
Rastislav Steranka ... thanks
The Strickland Family ... thanks
Endre Szkárosi ... thanks
Pete Tombs ... thanks: Mondo Macabro
John Wyver ... thanks

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • 邪典录音室 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Студия звукозаписи 'Берберян' (Russia)
  • Berberian Sound Studio: La inquisición del sonido (Mexico)
  • O Som do Medo (Portugal)
  • バーバリアン怪奇映画特殊音響効果製作所 (Japan, Japanese title)
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Runtime
  • 92 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The title of the fictional studio refers to Cathy Berberian, the US soprano who married Luciano Berio, a pioneer of electronic music and a key influence on Strickland's film. See more »
Goofs At the very beginning of the film, Elena calls Francesco to announce Gilderoy's arrival at the studio. Although the film is set in Italy, when she picks up the phone a continuous dial tone is heard, which is normal for the US or UK; however, the actual dial tone would have sounded very differently in Italy, a country where the phone system has a very distinctive and non-continuous dial tone (consisting of a 425Hz tone with a duration of 0.6sec followed by a 1 second pause, followed by a 0.2 sec tone then a 0.2 sec pause, repeated in a loop until the first digit is dialed). See more »
Movie Connections References Evil Ed (1995). See more »
Soundtracks Dada X See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits are actually put together of those from The Equestrian Vortex, the fictional horror flick that's going to be post-dubbed in the movie, with fast-cut animations, medieval depictions of hell, demons, naves, animal skeletons and tortured female faces, mostly red and black colored. See more »
Quotes Giancarlo Santini: Gilderoy, this is going to be a fantastic film. Brutal and honest. Nobody has seen this horror before.
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