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Suspiria

Suspiria

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Suspiria

"Do You Know Anything About Witches?"

1977

1h 39m

7.5(3251 votes)

Horror

Overview

An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper

Suzy Bannion

Stefania Casini

Stefania Casini

Sara

Flavio Bucci

Flavio Bucci

Daniel

Miguel Bosé

Miguel Bosé

Mark

Barbara Magnolfi

Barbara Magnolfi

Olga

Susanna Javicoli

Susanna Javicoli

Sonia

Eva Axén

Eva Axén

Pat Hingle

Rudolf Schündler

Rudolf Schündler

Prof. Milius

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Dr. Frank Mandel

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Miss Tanner

Creative team

Directed by: Dario Argento
Written by: Dario Argento
Daria Nicolodi
Produced by: Claudio Argento

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