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Tenebrae

Name: Tenebrae
Director: Dario Argento
Released: 1982-10-28

1982 film by Dario Argento

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Also known as Unsane

Released: October 28, 1982
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, October 12, 1984
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1.Stated in Lexicon of international films
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, April 27, 1983
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0084777/releaseinfoRetrieved 2022-10-15
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Director: Dario Argento
Screenwriter: Dario Argento
Producer: Claudio Argento
Cast: Anthony Franciosa
, John Saxon
, Daria Nicolodi
, Mirella D'Angelo
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Runtime: 110 min
, 99 min
Genre: horror film
, LGBTQ-related film
, giallo
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Country of origin: Italy

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Tenebrae is a 1982 Italian giallo film written and directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Anthony Franciosa as American author Peter Neal, who – while in Rome promoting his latest murder-mystery novel – becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who may have been inspired to kill by his novel. John Saxon and Daria Nicolodi co-star as Neal's agent and assistant, respectively, while Giuliano Gemma and Carola Stagnaro appear as detectives investigating the murders. John Steiner, Christian Borromeo, Lara Wendel, Mirella D'Angelo, Veronica Lario and Ania Pieroni also feature in key supporting roles. The film has been described as exploring themes of dualism and sexual aberration and has strong metafictional elements; some commentators consider Tenebrae to be a direct reaction by Argento to criticism of his previous work, most especially his depictions of murders of women.

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Director of photography: Luciano Tovoli
Main subject: serial killer
Filming location: Europa
Film editor: Franco Fraticelli
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 18
Executive producer: Salvatore Argento
Narrative location: Rome
Title: Tenebrae
CNC film rating (France): no minors under twelve
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Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 83/100(January 9, 2026) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 11 critic review
81%(October 25, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 27 critic review
6.6/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Soundtrack release: Tenebre – Colonna sonora originale del film
MPA film rating: R rating certificate id: 27398
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Australian Classification: R 18+(since 1983) rating certificate id: 001064508C37 · distribution format: 35 mm film
Kijkwijzer rating: 16 content descriptor: Violence, Fear
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/tenebre/Retrieved 2025-07-13
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