Year: 1973
Duration: 01:21:19
Directed by: Riccardo Ghione
Actors: Marina Malfatti, Enzo Tarascio and Daniela Caroli
Language: Italian | English Subtitles
Country: Italy
Also known as: The Bloodstained Lawn
Description: “The Bloodstained Lawn” (which is the translation of the film’s title) is terrific fun for those of us who remember staying up and watching those Friday night double chiller theatre features on local television in the days just before cable TV in the early to mid-1970’s. This film has the look, sound, and feel of one of those obscure productions that were cheaply bought by local television and run after the evening news. Despite the fact that my copy is totally in Italian language without any subtitles, I easily understood the plot and thoroughly enjoyed the feature. It centers upon a group of bizarre aristocrats who pick up prostitutes, hippies, and other wanderers off the streets and take them back to their plush mansion, where they are wined, dined, and treated like gold until they are strapped onto the huge (and very kitschy looking) blood draining machine that, as you would suspect, drains every drop of blood from these unfortunates. The blood is then sold and marketed as an ingredient in some kind of a wine-type drink!
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