Murder à la Mod

Murder à la Mod (1968)

A Lost Horror Film from Brian De Palma!

Naive young Karen wants to help her struggling amateur filmmaker boyfriend Christopher raise enough money so he can divorce his wife. Meanwhile, jolly psycho-prankster Otto stalks the building where Christopher is shooting a low-grade adult movie in order to keep himself afloat.

Date of release
1968-05-01
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (32)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director
Brian De Palma

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New York City

Murder a la Mod is a 1968 American film directed by Brian De Palma in his first feature film as a director and writer. An experimental, low-budget murder-mystery, it was shot on black-and-white 16 mm film. Following its limited theatrical release, the film was rarely seen until its reissue on DVD in 2006.

Production

Murder a la Mod was shot in New York City over 11 days in 1966 on a budget of $25,000. Locations included the First Calvary Cemetery and Paraphernalia, a Madison Avenue boutique. It was the only film role for Margo Norton (1946−2020), a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College. William Finley (Otto), a frequent actor in Brian De Palma's films, composed and sang the title song.

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