Smile Before Death

May 3, 1972

1h 25m

★ 5.8

Overview

After the death of her mother under strange circumstances, a teenage girl quickly begins to suspect that her recently widowed stepfather may be involved.

Genres

Crime

Horror

Mystery

Production Companies

Condor International Productions

DIC

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Cast

Nancy Thompson

Jenny Tamburi

Marco

Silvano Tranquilli

Gianna

Rosalba Neri

Dorothy's Lover

Hiram Keller

Magda

Dana Ghia

Dorothy Emerson

Zora Gheorgieva

Servant

Luigi Antonio Guerra

Fabio Garriba

Gianna (voice) (uncredited)

Carolyn De Fonseca

Party guest (uncredited)

Barbara Bouchet

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