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Lover of the Monster
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Wikipedia article
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'Lover of the Monster' is a 1974 gothic horror film directed by Sergio Garrone and starring Klaus Kinski.
Plot
Dr. Alex Nijinski (Klaus Kinski) stumbles upon a secret experimental laboratory when he returns to his wife's ancestral homestead. Work in the lab turns the curious doctor into a Jekyll and Hyde split personality, with the evil alter ago going on a killing rampage in the town which is blamed on a pair of tramps.
Cast
Although credited, Carla Mancini, Alessandro Perrella and Stella Calderoni to not appear in the film. Ayhan Ik, Erol Ta and Roberto Messina are not credited in the Italian prints of the film.
Production
After directing the war film 'La colomba non deve volare', director Sergio Garrone began work on a horror film. After contacting the Italian distributor named Sabatini, he was introduced to the Rome-based Turkish producer akir V. Szen. Szen had previously produced Farouk Agrama's crime film 'L'amico del padrino' offered the location of a huge villa and proposed casting the Turkish actor Ayhan Ik who had co-starred in 'Lamico del padrino'. According to Garrone, Szen suggested instead of making one film in six weeks, that they should make two films in eight weeks. This led to the production of both 'le amanti del mostro' and 'The Hand That Feeds the Dead'.
'Le amanti del mostro' was filmed in Istanbul and at Elios Studios in Rome.
Release
'Le amanti del mostro' was released theatrically in Italy on 28 May 1974 where it was distributed by Morini.
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