Opera (1987) - Credits and Details

Opera Credits and Details

Directed by
	Dario Argento
Written by
	Dario Argento	...	written by / screenplay / original idea
	Franco Ferrini	...	screenplay
Cast
	Cristina Marsillach	...	Betty
	Ian Charleson	...	Marco
	Urbano Barberini	...	Inspector Alan Santini
	Daria Nicolodi	...	Mira
	Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni	...	Giulia (as Coralina Cataldi Tassoni)
	Antonella Vitale	...	Marion
	William McNamara	...	Stefano
	Barbara Cupisti	...	Signora Albertini
	Antonino Iuorio	...	Baddini (as Antonio Juorio)
	Carola Stagnaro	...	Alma's Mother
	Francesca Cassola	...	Alma
	Maurizio Garrone	...	Maurizio - Raven Trainer
	Cristina Giachino	...	Maria - Assistant Director
	György Gyõriványi	...	Miro (as Gyorivany Gyorgy)
	Bjorn Hammer	...	Cop #1
	Peter Pitsch	...	Mara Czekova's Assistant
	Sebastiano Somma	...	Cop #2
Uncredited Cast
	Dario Argento	...	Narrator (Italian version) (voice)
	Enrico Cesaretti	...	Theater Keeper
	Rosario Prestopino	...	Makeup Artist
	Maria Chiara Sasso	...	Girl Stabbed on Stairs
	Michele Soavi	...	Inspector Daniele Soave
	Karl Zinny	...	Worker in Background
Produced by
	Dario Argento	...	producer
	Ferdinando Caputo	...	executive producer
	Mario Cecchi Gori	...	co-producer
	Vittorio Cecchi Gori	...	co-producer
Original Music by
	Brian Eno
	Roger Eno
	Steel Grave
	Claudio Simonetti
	Bill Wyman
Special Effects by
	Renato Agostini	...	special effects designer
	Antonio Corridori	...	special effects suplier
	Giovanni Corridori	...	special effects suplier
	Massimo Cristofanelli	...	special effects technician
	Barbara Morosetti	...	animatronics assistant
	Germano Natali	...	special effects suplier
	Sergio Stivaletti	...	animatronics
Visual Effects by
	Ivan Tozzi	...	digital color grading restoration

Additional Info
Premiere:	December 19, 1987
DVD Release:	September 11, 2001
Blu-ray Release:	January 23, 2018
Country:
Distributor:	Scorpion Releasing
Websites:

Ratings
7.2 / 10	6.9 / 10	68 / 100

Alternate Titles
Terror At The Opera

Production Companies
ADC Films (ACD Srl) (produced by)
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica (Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Srl) (produced by)
RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI Radio Televisione Italiana) (in collaboration with)

Distributors
Orion Classics (1991) (United States) (theatrical)
Orion Pictures (1991) (United States) (dubbed) (theatrical)
South Gate Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (United States) (VHS)
Blue Underground (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Scorpion Releasing (2018) (United States) (limited 3 disc set) (Blu-ray)
Severin Films (2024) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)

Filming Locations
Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy (Studio)
Lugano, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland
Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Switzerland
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Lombardia, Italy (opera house)

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