Four Flies on Grey Velvet

1971 · directed by Dario Argento

Rating

66/100

Hit

no

Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders.

Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971), directed by Dario Argento, rates 66/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Michael Brandon
• Mimsy Farmer
• Jean-Pierre Marielle
• Aldo Bufi Landi
• Calisto Calisti
• Marisa Fabbri
• Oreste Lionello
• Fabrizio Moroni
• Corrado Olmi
• Stefano Satta Flores

Crew

• Franco Di Giacomo — Director of Photography
• Françoise Bonnot — Editor
• Ennio Morricone — Original Music Composer
• Dario Argento — Screenplay

More from Dario Argento

1. Deep Red (1975) — 82/100 · hit
2. Suspiria (1977) — 79/100
3. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) — 77/100
4. Tenebre (1982) — 75/100
5. Opera (1987) — 72/100
6. The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) — 69/100

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