A Blade in the Dark

A Blade in the Dark
Italian theatrical release poster
ItalianLa casa con la scala nel buio
LiterallyThe House with the Dark Staircase
Directed byLamberto Bava
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGianlorenzo Battaglia
Edited byLamberto Bava
Music byGuido & Maurizio De Angelis
Release date
  • 6 August 1983 (1983-08-06)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryItaly

A Blade in the Dark (Italian: La casa con la scala nel buio, lit.'The House with the Dark Staircase') is a 1983 Italian giallo film directed by Lamberto Bava and starring Andrea Occhipinti, Michele Soavi, and Valeria Cavalli. Originally planned for television, the film was made as a nearly two hour piece split into four parts each of which would end with a murder scene. After the film was found to be too gruesome for Italian television censors, it was re-edited into a feature film.