Description
Although less celebrated than some of his better known giallo peers such as Dario Argento, Mario Bava and Sergio Martino, late producer-turned-director Luciano Ercoli contributed three hugely entertaining and memorable entries to the genre - including this, his 1971 sophomore effort, Death Walks on High Heels.
Spanish-born model and actress Nieves Navarro stars as Nicole, an exotic dancer who finds herself terrorized by a black-clad assailant determined on procuring her murdered father's stolen gems. Fleeing Paris in hopes of evading her knife-wielding pursuer, Nicole arrives in England only to discover that death stalks her at every corner.
With the scene-stealing Navarro at its center, Death Walks on High Heels manages to subvert the conventions of the giallo film by having a ballsy, well-rounded female protagonist to root for - representing a welcome departure from the neurotic stereotypes found elsewhere within the genre.
Bonus Materials
- 2K restoration from the original camera negative
- Original Italian and English soundtracks in mono audio
- Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- Audio commentary by film critic Tim Lucas
- Introduction to the film by screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi
- From Spain with Love – featurette comprising newly-edited archive footage of director Luciano Ercoli and actress Nieves Navarro, interviewed at their home in Barcelona
- Master of Giallo – screenwriter Gastaldi on Death Walks on High Heels and how to write a successful giallo
- Death Walks to the Beat – a career-spanning interview with High Heels composer Stelvio Cipriani
- Original Italian and English Trailers
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
Cast & Crew
Actors:- Frank Wolff
- Nieves Navarro
Director: Luciano Ercoli
Additional Details
Label: Arrow Video
Genre: Horror
Language: Italian
Run Time: 105 mins
Region: A
Release Date: 03/21/17
UPC: 760137976080
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