The Bloodstained Shadow (Solamente nero)

The Bloodstained Shadow (Solamente nero) (1978)

  • 21% of users liked it
    (82 ratings)

This well-handled giallo thriller was directed by Antonio Bido (Il Gatto dagli Occhi di Giada). After a young girl is murdered by a mysterious stranger, the young Stefano (Lino Capolicchio) comes home to Venice to visit his brother (Craig Hill), a priest with many enemies. As people start dying left… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 49 min.
Directed By
Antonio Bido
Genres
Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
On DVD
Aug 6, 2002

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    When we learn the identity of the killer and his motive, the story seems nothing less than ludicrous.

  • Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies

    A good giallo, not a great one.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Stephen M


    A priest who has witnessed a murder begins to receive threatening messages; his brother, a neurotic professor with a bad case of the flashbacks, investigates. I would only recommend this boring and utterly formulaic <i>giallo</i> to ardent admirers of Stefania Casini, who… More

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