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The Howl (1948 film)

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The Howl
Directed byFerruccio Cerio
Written byAlessandro De Stefani
Manuel Taramona
Based onThe Howl by Ferruccio Cerio and Alessandro De Stefani
StarringElli Parvo
Rafael Bardem
Roldano Lupi
CinematographyUgo Lombardi
Carlos Pahissa
Edited byAntonio Martínez
Juan Pisón
Music byJosé María Gil Serrano
Ennio Porrino
Production
companies
ICI
Manuel Taramona
Distributed byICI
Release date
  • 24 April 1948 (1948-04-24)
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesItaly
Spain
LanguageSpanish

The Howl (Italian: L'urlo, Spanish: El alarido) is a 1948 Italian-Spanish mystery thriller film directed by Ferruccio Cerio and starring Elli Parvo, Rafael Bardem and Roldano Lupi. Cerio and Alessandro De Stefani adapted the script from their own 1934 stage play of the same title[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Amalio Garí. It is the first of two films directed by Cerio in Francoist Spain where he had relocated following his association with Mussolini's Italian Social Republic in the final years of the Second World War.[2]

Synopsis

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Every night a howl is heard outside the insane asylum run by Professor Oder, terrifying his younger wife Silvia. Neglected by her husband she begins to fall for Adamo, a musician who is resting at the clinic to recover his health. When a patient is strangled her husband puts the blame of Adamo who he claims is a homicidal maniac. However, it turns out the professor is really insane and the night screams are his own cries of torment.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Curti p.48
  2. ^ Curti p.48

Bibliography

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  • Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
  • Curti, Roberto. Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland, 2022.
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