The Howl (1948 film)

The Howl
The Howl
Directed by	Ferruccio Cerio
Written by	Alessandro De Stefani ; Manuel Taramona
Based on	The Howl by Ferruccio Cerio and Alessandro De Stefani
Starring	Elli Parvo ; Rafael Bardem ; Roldano Lupi
Cinematography	Ugo Lombardi ; Carlos Pahissa
Edited by	Antonio Martínez ; Juan Pisón
Music by	José María Gil Serrano ; Ennio Porrino
Production; companies	ICI ; Manuel Taramona
Distributed by	ICI
Release date	24 April 1948
Running time	84 minutes
Countries	Italy ; Spain
Language	Spanish

The Howl (Italian: L'urlo, Spanish: El alarido) is a 1948 Italian-Spanish mystery thriller film directed by Ferruccio Cerio and starring Elli Parvo, Rafael Bardem and Roldano Lupi. Cerio and Alessandro De Stefani adapted the script from their own 1934 stage play of the same title^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Amalio Garí. It is the first of two films directed by Cerio in Francoist Spain where he had relocated following his association with Mussolini's Italian Social Republic in the final years of the Second World War.^[2]

Synopsis

Every night a howl is heard outside the insane asylum run by Professor Oder, terrifying his younger wife Silvia. Neglected by her husband she begins to fall for Adamo, a musician who is resting at the clinic to recover his health. When a patient is strangled her husband puts the blame of Adamo who he claims is a homicidal maniac. However, it turns out the professor is really insane and the night screams are his own cries of torment.

Cast

References

^ Curti p.48
^ Curti p.48

Bibliography

Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
Curti, Roberto. Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland, 2022.

External links

The Howl at IMDb

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[1] Curti p.48

[2] Curti p.48

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