The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance

The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1977)

La sanguisuga conduce la danza

A rich count invites a theatre troupe to his home on an isolated island... but soon people start getting murdered. Has the family curse struck again?

Date of release
1977-05-25
TMDB
3.9 / 10 (21)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Director
Alfredo Rizzo

Casting

Interesting facts

The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance is a 1975 Italian film directed by Alfredo Rizzo.

Production

Prior to directing The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance, Alfredo Rizzo's career was as an actor who made his debut in the 1939 film Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?. This film marked his last feature as a director and his only horror film he directed. The film was shot between November and December 1974. It was shot at Piccolomini Castle in Balsorano, Castle of Monte San Giovanni Campano, Lake Bracciano and Icet De Paolis Studios in Milan.

Actress Krista Nell was originally going to play the lead, but took on a secondary part in the film due to her leukemia. One month after the film's release, Nell died to the disease.

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