Cold Eyes Of Fear
1970
In this grisly Italian giallo thriller, a vicious criminal breaks into the house of a prominent London lawyer and then proceeds to terrorise the lawyer's son and an attendant Italian prostitute... Read more
| Starring | Julian Mateos, Karin Schubert, Gianni Garko, Giovanna Ralli |
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| Director | Enzo Castellari |
| Genres | Horror |
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Cold Eyes Of Fear
In this grisly Italian giallo thriller, a vicious criminal breaks into the house of a prominent London lawyer and then proceeds to terrorise the lawyer's son and an attendant Italian prostitute...
| Starring | Julian Mateos, Karin Schubert, Gianni Garko, Giovanna Ralli, Leon Lenoir, Franco Marletta, Frank Wolff, Fernando Rey |
|---|---|
| Director | Enzo Castellari |
| Studio | REDEMPTION FILMS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 28 Jun 2004 Production year: 1970 |
| Format | DVD |
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Low-budget thriller in which a battle of wits holds the attention for a time.
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5 out of 9 people found this review helpful
?According to the law, you are guilty!?
Cold Eyes of Fear is a rather disappointing title from the normally entertaining Italian cult director, Enzo Castellari. Despite most reviewers labelling this a Giallio, it does not involve the usual mysterious gloved madman stalking and violently killing his female victims. Instead the plot here focuses on a pair of thugs (Mateos and Wolff) who, after forcing their way into the home of a High Court Judge (Bunuel regular Rey), hold his nephew (Garko) and a prostitute (Ralli) captive whilst they search for evidence they believe will right a perceived wrong. Uncertain in its tone, slow in pace and riddled with plot holes, the action doesn?t really kick in until the last 5 minutes and by then it?s all too late. In addition to the weak plot you have to contend with some poor dubbing and an extremely beat-up soundtrack (there is an awful hissing sound that can be heard throughout the film). I?m struggling to find any real positives, though I suppose Morricone?s freestyle jazz score was pretty decent. If you are die-hard Italian cult fan then this is probably worth a look but I wouldn?t recommend this to the casual viewer 2.5/5. For better examples of Castellari?s work on Select you could try the classic poliziesco title, The Big Racket or even the fantastically cheesy 1990: The Bronx Warriors.
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5 out of 9 people found this review helpful
?According to the law, you are guilty!?
Cold Eyes of Fear is a rather disappointing title from the normally entertaining Italian cult director, Enzo Castellari. Despite most reviewers labelling this a Giallio, it does not involve the usual mysterious gloved madman stalking and violently killing his female victims. Instead the plot here focuses on a pair of thugs (Mateos and Wolff) who, after forcing their way into the home of a High Court Judge (Bunuel regular Rey), hold his nephew (Garko) and a prostitute (Ralli) captive whilst they search for evidence they believe will right a perceived wrong. Uncertain in its tone, slow in pace and riddled with plot holes, the action doesn?t really kick in until the last 5 minutes and by then it?s all too late. In addition to the weak plot you have to contend with some poor dubbing and an extremely beat-up soundtrack (there is an awful hissing sound that can be heard throughout the film). I?m struggling to find any real positives, though I suppose Morricone?s freestyle jazz score was pretty decent. If you are die-hard Italian cult fan then this is probably worth a look but I wouldn?t recommend this to the casual viewer 2.5/5. For better examples of Castellari?s work on Select you could try the classic poliziesco title, The Big Racket or even the fantastically cheesy 1990: The Bronx Warriors.
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