"The Worms are Waiting!"

1971

1h 42m

6.0(86 votes)

Mystery

Horror

Thriller

Overview

A rich, mentally-unstable man with a penchant for playing deadly S&M games with women who resemble his dead wife, sparks off a chain of bizarre events after getting remarried.

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10 featured cast members

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Anthony Steffen

Lord Alan Cunningham

Marina Malfatti

Gladys Cunningham

Enzo Tarascio

George Harriman

Giacomo Rossi Stuart

Dr. Richard Timberlane

Umberto Raho

Farley

Roberto Maldera

Albert

Joan C. Davis

Aunt Agatha

Erika Blanc

Susie

Ettore Bevilacqua

Il custode del cimitero

Brizio Montinaro

Creative team

Directed by: Emilio P. Miraglia
Written by: Fabio Pittorru
Emilio P. Miraglia
Produced by: Antonio Sarno

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