Four Flies on Grey Velvet
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Four Flies on Grey Velvet

When the flies start to crawl, so will your flesh...

6.5 / 10 1971 1h 44mPG Italian
HorrorThrillerMystery

Storyline

Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders.

Cast & Crew

Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon

Roberto Tobias

Lead
Mimsy Farmer

Mimsy Farmer

Nina Tobias

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Gianni Arrosio

Aldo Bufi Landi

Aldo Bufi Landi

Pathologist

Calisto Calisti

Calisto Calisti

Carlo Marosi

Marisa Fabbri

Marisa Fabbri

Amelia, the Maid

Oreste Lionello

Oreste Lionello

The Professor

Fabrizio Moroni

Fabrizio Moroni

Mirko

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dario Argento's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Four Flies on Grey Velvet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker