Delirium

1972 [ITALIAN]

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / War

6
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 1392 1.4K

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Director

Renato Polselli Photo
Renato Polselli

Top cast

Mickey Hargitay Photo
Mickey Hargitay as Herbert Lyutak
William Darni Photo
William Darni as Willy
Stefania Fassio Photo
Stefania Fassio as Prima vittima
Katia Cardinali Photo
Katia Cardinali as Miss Heindrich
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936.58 MB
1280*690
Italian 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
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1.7 GB
1920*1036
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by S1rr34l 4 / 10

A Badly Acted And Directed Italian Gallo Sexual Mystery Thriller

This is another dire film that could have been much better as the story has a good premise.Dr Herbert Lyutak is a doctor of psychology and he is suffering from shell-shock after he returns from the war. While suffering from this psychological ailment he kills a woman he's given a lift too as she's rejected his sexual advances, though his mind blanks out the incident. As time passes he gets glimpses of the murder and informs the police of his visions. They, in turn, start to suspect that something isn't quite right with the good doctor. As we progress through the movie we get an insight into his newly formed sexual deviations and his wife's' ability to conform to them because of her love for him. There are a few twists and turns though it's the last twist which really makes this a "Throw- away" movie.Unfortunately, it's the unbelievably appalling acting, especially from the lead actors, and the abysmally bad writing along with awful direction and cutting that really kills this film.Mickey Hargitay (Dr Herbert Lyutak) acting skills come straight out of the redwood forests. There are actually times you think a makeup artist will come on with a sander as a puppeteer appears to move him into his next position. His wife, Marcia Lyutak, played by Rita Calderoni, is so over-the-top that it passes from amusing into dreadful.The pace is all over the place and there are some scenes that appear to have been thrown in just to titillate, especially the light S&M and lesbian scene as there's no sense or reason for them being in that section of the film. The lesbian scene is also one of the longest segments in the film. This is a shame as the opening sequence, the pickup and murder of the girls is done really well - nicely shot and thought out. I thought I was going to be watching a respectable movie... boy was I wrong.I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, not even fans of Italian Gallo as there are much better examples of it out there to watch.
Reviewed by BA_Harrison 5 / 10

A sleazy but lacklustre giallo.

In Renato Polselli's bonkers giallo Delrium, Mickey Hargitay plays Dr. Herbert Lyutak, an impotent deranged lunatic who cannot stop himself from murdering pretty young women. When his devoted wife, still a virgin due to her husband's 'problem', discovers his secret, she decides to help rather than inform the police.Delirium certainly showed promise at the beginning, with a vicious murder scene that delivered both the requisite nudity and violence one expects from a 70s giallo. Unfortunately, what begins as a sleazy little thriller quickly descends into a mess of histrionics and incomprehensible craziness that ultimately leads to disappointment.Polselli packs his film with tasty young totty, with nearly every woman either wearing a mini skirt or a pair of hot pants, and all willing to get their kit off at the drop of a hat, but even these pleasing visual distractions couldn't make me overlook the dreadful acting, poor plot and just plain silly ending. The usual red-herrings abound, and there's even more than one killer just to make things more confusing, but as giallos go this one is definitely second rate.4.5 out of 10 (very generously rounded up to 5 for IMDb).
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