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The Laughing Woman

The Laughing Woman

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The Laughing Woman

"Dominance. Submission."

1969

1h 26m

6.8(50 votes)

Romance

Thriller

Overview

Beautiful PR woman, Maria finds herself trapped in the home of the sinister and troubled Dr. Sayer, where she is subjected to a series of increasingly bizarre, terrifying, and degrading sex games. Sayer admits that he has murdered several women after the same ordeal, always killing them at the point of orgasm. But all is not what it seems, and through a series of twists and turns, the whole situation is slowly turned on its head.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Dagmar Lassander

Dagmar Lassander

Maria

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

Dr. Sayer

Lorenza Guerrieri

Lorenza Guerrieri

Gida

Varo Soleri

Administrator

Maria Cumani Quasimodo

Maria Cumani Quasimodo

Sayer's Secretary

Mirella Pamphili

Mirella Pamphili

Streetwalker

Manlio Dalla Pria

Politician (uncredited)

Salvatore Furnari

Salvatore Furnari

Dwarf (uncredited)

John Karlsen

John Karlsen

Manservant (uncredited)

Gennarino Pappagalli

Gennarino Pappagalli

Passerby (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Piero Schivazappa
Written by: Paolo Levi
Piero Schivazappa
Produced by: Giuseppe Zaccariello

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