A Bay of Blood
1971 film by Mario Bava · Released 1971
A Bay of Blood (Italian: Ecologia del delitto, lit. 'Ecology of Crime', later retitled Reazione a catena, 'Chain Reaction'; also known as Carnage, Twitch of the Death Nerve and Blood Bath) is a 1971 Italian giallo film co-written and directed by Mario Bava and starring Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Volonté, Anna M. Rosati, Laura Betti, Leopoldo Trieste, Brigitte Skay, Chris Avram and Isa Miranda. The story details a string of mysterious murders that occur around the titular bay. Widely considered Bava's most violent film, its emphasis on bloody murder set pieces, created by effects artist Carlo Rambaldi, was hugely influential on the slasher film subgenre that followed a decade later. In 2005, Total Film magazine named A Bay of Blood one of the 50 greatest horror films of all time.
Cast ages at release (1971)
- Claudine Auger, as Renata Donati: 29–30
- Luigi Pistilli, as Alberto: 41–42
- Laura Betti, as Anna Fossati: 43–44
- Claudio Volonté, as Simone: 36–37
- Leopoldo Trieste, as Paolo Fossati: 53–54
- Isa Miranda, as Countess Federica Donati: 61–62
- Chris Avram, as Franco Ventura: 39–40
- Roberto Bonanni, as Roberto: 21–22
- Giovanni Nuvoletti, as Count Filippo Donati: 58–59
- Nicoletta Elmi, as Renata and Alberto's daughter: 6–7
- Renato Cestiè, as Renata and Alberto's son: 7–8
- Brigitte Skay, as Louise: 30–31