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A Bay of Blood ()

Ecologia del delitto (original title)
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The murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area, as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.
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Renata Donati
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Alberto
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Simone (as Claudio Volonté)
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Laura (as Anna M. Rosati)
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Franco Ventura / Frank Ventura
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Paolo Fosatti
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Anna Fosatti
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Louise
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Countess Federica Donati
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Sylvie (as Paola Rubens)
Guido Boccaccini ...
Luca
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Roberto
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Count Filippo Donati
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Renato Cestiè ...
Renata and Alberto's Son (uncredited)
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Renata and Alberto's Daughter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mario Bava

Written by

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Mario Bava ... (screenplay) and
Giuseppe Zaccariello ... (screenplay) (as Joseph McLee) and
Filippo Ottoni ... (screenplay)
 
Dardano Sacchetti ... (story) and
Gianfranco Barberi ... (story) (as Franco Barberi)
 
Gene Luotto ... (dialogue)
 
Laura Betti ... (screenplay collaborator) (uncredited)
 
Sergio Canevari ... (screenplay collaborator) (uncredited)
 
Franco Vanorio ... (screenplay collaborator) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Giuseppe Zaccariello ... producer

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Stelvio Cipriani

Cinematography by

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Mario Bava ... director of photography

Editing by

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Carlo Reali

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Sergio Canevari

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Sergio Canevari

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Enrico Sabbatini

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Adalgisa Favella ... hair stylist
Franco Freda ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Roberto Cicutto ... production supervisor
Fernando Franchi ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lamberto Bava ... assistant director
Roberto Rossellini ... second unit director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Carlo Diotallevi ... boom operator
Gene Luotto ... post-synchronization
Carlo Tarchi ... sound

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Carlo Rambaldi ... special effects (as Rambaldi)
Mario Bava ... matte paintings (uncredited) / special effects (uncredited)

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Gianlorenzo Battaglia ... assistant camera (as Lorenzo Battaglia)
Emilio Varriano ... camera operator
Franco Vitale ... still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rosanna Andreoni ... assistant costume designer
Bertilla Silvestrin ... seamstress

Music Department

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Vincenzo Restuccia ... musician: drums (uncredited)
Mandrake Som ... musician: percussion (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Patrizia Zulini ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Ettore Catalucci ... laboratory director: S.P.E.S. (as E. Catalucci)
Gene Luotto ... dialogue director
Ferruccio Amendola ... voice dubbing: Leopoldo Trieste (uncredited)
Cesare Barbetti ... voice dubbing: Claudio Camaso (uncredited)
Cicely Browne ... voice dubbing: Isa Miranda (uncredited)
Roberto Chevalier ... voice dubbing: Roberto Bonanni (uncredited)
Pino Colizzi ... voice dubbing: Chris Avram (uncredited)
Maria Pia Di Meo ... voice dubbing: Claudine Auger (uncredited)
Nella Gambini ... voice dubbing: Renato Cestiè (uncredited)
Frank Latimore ... voice dubbing: Chris Avram (uncredited)
Pino Locchi ... voice dubbing: Luigi Pistilli (uncredited)
Andy Luotto ... voice dubbing: Roberto Bonanni (uncredited)
Gene Luotto ... voice dubbing: Leopoldo Trieste (uncredited)
Edward Mannix ... voice dubbing: Luigi Pistilli (uncredited)
Richard McNamara ... voice dubbing: Attendant/Judge (uncredited)
Larry Ward ... voice dubbing: Claudio Camaso (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate. Written by Ed Sutton

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Taglines The second movie rated "V" for violence. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Reazione a catena (Italy)
  • Odore di carne (Italy)
  • E così imparano a fare i cattivi (Italy)
  • Reazione a catena (Ecologia del delitto) (Italy)
  • A Bay of Blood (Canada, English title)
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  • 84 min
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Trivia Friday the 13th (1980) and Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) pay homage to this movie by lifting two murders from it (one in each movie), almost shot for shot. The locations in all three movies look similar. See more »
Goofs The Count is stabbed repeatedly in his back and then he falls on his back and dies. When the killer is dragging him away, there should be a blood trail leading from The Countess to the door. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie! (1985). See more »
Quotes Simon: Man should live and let live, and without any interfering.
Paolo: Even that poor squid was free once, Simon, eh? I study Coleoptera because I love them.
Simon: Sure, but the squirming little creatures still end up under your microscope. Yeah, he's dead all right but at least I eat my squid. But I don't kill as a hobby like you do.
Paolo: Good lord, Simon. You make me feel like a murderer.
Simon: I'm not saying that, Mr. Fossati, but if you kill for killing's sake, you become a monster.
Paolo: But, man isn't an insect, my dear Simon. We have centuries of civilization behind us, you know.
Simon: No, I don't know. I wasn't there.
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