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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   15,191 votes
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Director:
Dario Argento
Writers:
Dario Argento (writer) and
Daria Nicolodi (writer)
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Release Date:
12 August 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Fantasy | Horror | Mystery more
Tagline:
The Only Thing More Terrifying Than The Last 12 Minutes Of This Film Are The First 92. more
Plot:
A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the staff of the school are actually a coven of witches bent on chaos and destruction. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(71 articles)
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User Comments:
The most beautiful horror film ever more (406 total)
US TV Schedule:
Mon. Nov. 233:30 AMMAX   

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dario Argento's Suspiria (USA) (promotional title)
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Runtime:
98 min | Germany:88 min | USA:92 min | Argentina:95 min
Country:
Italy
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor) (prints) | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)
Certification:
UK:18 (video rating) (1990) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Italy:VM18 | Germany:18 (TV premiere) (2006) (heavily cut) | Germany:18 (theatrical rating) (1977) (cut) | Singapore:M18 | USA:R | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-16 | Italy:VM14 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:18 | Ireland:18 | Norway:(Banned) (video rating) | Norway:(Banned) (1977-2003) (cinema release) | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) | Norway:18 (DVD rating) (uncut) (2005)

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Trivia:
In an interview with star Jessica Harper, she said that many of the actors on set spoke different languages during shooting. According to Harper most either spoke Italian or German and it would make communicating difficult at times. However since the film would be dubbed for American release it was deemed not to be an issue during filming. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Pat is drying off, we see through the window, some washing hanging on the line. Then in an outside shot, we see the same washing, but now arranged differently. more
Quotes:
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Narrator: Suzy Banyon decided to perfect her ballet studies in the most famous school of dance in Europe. She chose the celebrated academy of Freeborge. One day, at nine in the morning, she left Kennedy airport, New York, and arrived in Germany at 10:40 p.m. local time.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in La terza madre (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Markos more

FAQ

What happened at the beginning? Was that Jessica Harper's character who was stabbed to death and hanged?
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23 out of 28 people found the following comment useful.
The most beautiful horror film ever, 19 October 2004
9/10
Author: Bjorn (jbjorns) from Iceland

Dario Argento's crowning achievement in stylish film-making.

Suspiria is the most beautiful horror film ever made. Every single frame of this film is expertly lit and colorful. With this technique Argento manages to create an almost unbearable amount of tension and the extremely brutal and bloody murder sequences look so good one can only admire their beauty. The music score by Goblin is one of the most effective score ever to grace a horror movie.

The story concerns an American ballet student who discovers that a coven of witches run the school as bodies begin piling up.

Not much of a story here, but that's really not the main thing. Style and atmosphere is the main course here, and it's execution is completely flawless. Acting and dubbing are okay and the dialogue is a bit stiff. But these are minor flaws in an operatic horror ride one is not likely to forget that easily.

So sit yourself down, turn out the light, and watch this movie in surround sound, 'cause the music alone will totally give you the creeps.

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