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Black-gloved terror stalks unfaithful wives in a salacious Italian giallo.

SO SWEET, SO DEAD

One day you'll get closer to the violence of death... but THIS IS AS FAR AS WE DARE TAKE YOU... with any hope of bringing you back!

1972 · 01:40:00 · R · Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

A serial killer is on the loose. His victims are unfaithful wives and he always leaves compromising photographs at the crime scene.

Quick Answer
What is So Sweet, So Dead about?

So Sweet, So Dead is a 1972 Italian crime, drama, horror, mystery, and thriller film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero about Inspector Capuana's hunt for a black-gloved serial killer targeting unfaithful wives and leaving compromising photographs at the crime scenes.

Key Facts
Director
Roberto Bianchi Montero
Writers
Italo Fasan, Roberto Bianchi Montero, Luigi Angelo
Release
1972
Runtime
1h 40m
Country
Italy
Language
Italian
Also Known As
La peur au ventre, The Slasher Is The Sex Maniac, Bad Girls, Penetration, So schön - so nackt - so tot, Schön

The SassyFlix Take

This is Italian giallo with no shortage of sleaze: a black-gloved killer, lascivious crime scenes, and a police inspector in way over his head. The cast includes Farley Granger and a parade of doomed, glamorous suspects, all set to a lurid whodunnit loaded with nudity, blood, and those signature compromising photos.
From the Vault

From the vault: proving once again that infidelity is hazardous in giallo country.

Why Cult

Sleazy Giallo Style

A black-gloved killer, trench coats, and a flair for the lurid make this a textbook example of Italian giallo excess.

Compromising Photographs

The killer leaves incriminating photos at every crime scene, adding an extra layer of scandal and suspense.

Farley Granger in Italy

American actor Farley Granger stars as Inspector Capuana, anchoring the chaos with a noirish gravitas.

Throat-Slashing Murders

The film delivers on graphic throat-slitting, with murder scenes that are as bloody as they are stylish.

About This Film

Inspector Capuana investigates serial murders where the victims of unfaithful wives were get killed as they were having sex with their husbands. A naked woman is found murdered and mutilated in a prosperous small province town in Southern Italy. But who is murdering her? After a while, the killer who wears black fedora, gloves, and trench coat starts photographing unfaithful wives as they start having sex with their lovers and also killing them.

“So Sweet So Dead” aka “The Slasher Is…the Sex Maniac” tells the story of a Italian detective Inspector Capuana who tries to catch an elusive serial killer entirely clad in black a la “Blood and Black Lace”. The killer’s victims are sexy and nude or semi-nude married women who cheat on their husbands. Our killer is a misogynistic slasher who enjoys stabbing his victims to death with a switchblade knife and throwing photos on their bloodied bodies.

Along with Renato Polselli’s “Delirium””So Sweet So Dead” is one of the sleaziest giallos of early 70’s.It features plenty of female nudity and some perverse murder scenes including one particularly nasty slashing on the beach. There is also truly bizarre necrophiliac character of pathologist’s assistant Gastone. The cast includes Farley Grangers and some sexy Eurobabes including Sylvia Koscina,Femi Benussi,Annabella Incotrera,Nieves Navarro and Krista Nell.

Themes & Keywords

Female Nudity Murder Female Rear Nudity Female Topless Nudity Nudity Female Full Frontal Nudity Violence Female Frontal Nudity Death Blood Sex Scene Female Pubic Hair Sadism Cigarette Smoking Flashback Slasher

Frequently Asked Questions

What is So Sweet, So Dead about? +

So Sweet, So Dead follows Inspector Capuana as he investigates a string of murders targeting unfaithful wives, with the killer leaving compromising photographs at each crime scene.

When was So Sweet, So Dead released? +

So Sweet, So Dead was released in 1972.

Who directed So Sweet, So Dead? +

So Sweet, So Dead was directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero.

How long is So Sweet, So Dead? +

So Sweet, So Dead has a runtime of 100 minutes.

What genre is So Sweet, So Dead? +

So Sweet, So Dead is a crime, drama, horror, mystery, and thriller film.