Not Bava’s best feature, but still loads of style and nice cinematography.
“5 DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON” (5 bambole per la luna d’agosto)
1970
Thriller/Giallo
Italy
Director: Mario Bava
Stars: William Berger, Maurice Poli, Edwige Fenech
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Runtime: 81 mins
BLU RAY REGION A
“Let’s have a party, huh?. Let me have the rope.”
Some friends and business associates has retreated to a remote island for relaxation and partying. One of them is a scientist who just invented a revolutionary chemical process, which all of them wants to get their hands on. He’s fighting off the various offers, but then people gets murdered. One by one.
A classic Agatha Christie like thriller. Highly entertaining but not too good. Some cool and memorable scenes and Edwige Fenech helps the movie, together with a psychedelic set design and a groovy score. Probably not Bava’s proudest moment, but all in all an ok feature.