Overview

Production co: Manuel Caño Sanciriaco, Mercury Films, Pan Latina Films, Películas Ibarra y Cía.

►88 min (Italy) □ 2 June 1970 (Italy)

Library synopsis: [En] This picture features Forsyth as a stereotypical handsome macho, except that he is impotent with his wife (Betti) and compulsively axes women in bridal gowns to deat. As a rich fashion designer, he even keeps a special room filled with female dummies dressed up as virginal brides, exactly the way mamma would like them look. Written by Phil Hardy

Director: Mario Bava

Cult stars: Dagmar Lassander, Stephen Forsyth, Laura Betti, Luciano Pigozzi, Femi Benussi

Cult relevance index: ₪ 8.5 / 10

Note: ⌂ Ministerial review in March 2007 (VM14 rating: removed)

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Essential inner links and references

The Aurum Film Encyclopedia – Horror [UK / 1996] (bk)  |  Bizarre Sinema! – Horror All’Italiana [Italy / December 1996] (bk)  |  Operazione Paura [Italy / 1997] (bk)  |  Spaghetti Nightmares [Italy / 1994] (bk)  |  La Dolce Paura (Sweet Fear) [Italy / 2005] (bk)  |  Cinefumetto [Italy / 2008] (bk)  |  Esotika Erotika Psicotika [Italy / 2000] (bk)  |  Lo Schermo Insanguinato [Italy / 1990] (bk)  |  Quatermass – Antologia del Cine Fantastico Italiano [Spain / Nr. 7 - November 2008] (bk)  |  Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 13 - November 1965] (mg)  |  Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 7 - September 1963] (mg)  |  Mad Movies [France / Nr. 10 - March 1975] (fz)  |  Cine Zine Zone [France / Nr. 136 - III Trimestre 2003] (fz)  | Monster Bis [France / Nr. 118 - Les Crossovers Cinematographiques] (fz)

Mario Bava

Horror Pictures Collection [France / 1990] (bk)  |   Mario Bava [Italy / 1995] (bk)  |  Filmo 6 – Mario Bava [France / 1984] (bk)  |  Quatermass – Antologia del Cine Fantastico Italiano [Spain / Nr. 7 - November 2008] (bk)  | Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 8 - January 1964] (mg)  | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 1 - Nr. 1 - October 1971] (mg)  | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 1 - Nr. 3 - December 1971] (mg)  | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 3 - Nr. 16 - January 1973] (mg)  |  Rue Morgue [Canada / Nr. 30 - November-December 2002] (mg)  |  Mad Movies [France / Nr. 11 - October 1975] (fz)  |  Cine Zine Zone [France / Nr. 3 - I Semestre 1980] (fz)  |  New Cinema [Italy / Nr. 11 - November 1970] (mg)  |  Monster Bis [France / Nr. 85 - Le Giallo] (fz)  |  Monster Bis [France / Nr. 56 - Mario Bava] (fz)

Dagmar Lassander

New Cinema [Italy / Nr. 12 - December 1970] (mg)  |  Amarcord [Italy / A. 3 - Nr. 13 - May-June 1998] (mg)

Femi Benussi

Amarcord [Italy / A. 2 - Nr. 14-15 - July-October - 1998] (mg)  |  Cine 70 e Dintorni [Italy / A. 2 - Nr. 2 - Spring 2002] (mg)

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Gallery and video classification

Basic Card

Genre	Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Director	Mario Bava
Writers	Mario Bava, Santiago Moncada
Producer	Manuel Caño
Cast	Antonia Mas, Bruno Boschetti, Dagmar Lassander, Elina De Witt, Femi Benussi, Gérard Tichy, Guido Barlocci, Ignasi Abadal, Jesús Puente, Laura Betti, Luciano Pigozzi, Montserrat Riva, Pasquale Fortunato, Silvia Lienas, Stephen Forsyth, Verónica Llimera
Certification	Italy:VM18 / Italy:VM14 (re-rating) / Spain:18 / Germany:16 (re-rating) / UK:X / USA:GP (original rating) / USA:Unrated / West Germany:18
Country	Italy, Spain
Language	Italian
Release date	Italy 2 June 1970 | Spain 14 September 1970 (Madrid) (Paz) | UK December 1972 | USA 9 February 1974 | Finland 25 October 2003 (Night Visions Film Festival) | Finland 1 November 2003 (Iik!! Horror Film Festival)
Also known as	Un'accetta per la luna di miele Italy (alternativa title) | An Axe for the Honeymoon International (informal literal title) (English title) | Blood Brides UK | Hatchet for the Honeymoon USA | Hentesbárd Hungary | Kalman hääyö Finland | La baie sanglante 2 France | O sadistis Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | Red Wedding Night West Germany | The Red Mark of Madness (undefined) | The Red Sign of Madness (undefined) | Un hacha para la luna de miel Spain | Une hache pour la lune de miel France
Filming locations	Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain | Estudios Balcázar, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain (studio) | Paris, France (exteriors) | Rome, Lazio, Italy
Box office/business	Filming Dates: 9 September 1968 - 20 October 1968 || Italy - Gross: ITL 50.499.000 || Spain - Gross: € 65.559,84 (recalculed) | Admissions: 436.337
Production company	Manuel Caño Sanciriaco, Mercury Films, Pan Latina Films, Películas Ibarra y Cía.
Distribution company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Italy) (theatrical) | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ibérica S.A. (1970) (Spain) (theatrical) | G.G.P. Releasing Company (1974) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed) | Alpha Video Distributors (1995) (USA) (VHS) | Something Weird Video (SWV) (1998) (USA) (VHS) | Koch Media (2004) (Germany) (DVD) | Reel Media International (2005) (USA) (video) | Reel Media International (2005) (USA) (TV) | Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD) | Eagle Pictures (2006) (Italy) (DVD) | Reel Media International (2007) (USA) (all media) | AVCO Embassy Television (197?) (USA) (TV) (dubbed) | Charter Entertainment (video) | Image Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD) | Media Home Entertainment (video) | Timeless Video (video) | VCI Home Video (video) | United Film (Finland) (VHS) | Anchor Bay (DVD) (UK) | Madacy Entertainment (Canada) (DVD) | Video Invest (Sweden) (VHS) | Image Entertainment (The Mario Bava Collection) (USA) (DVD) | Triton (USA) (DVD) | Pay-TV: Studio Universal 12.09.2002 (Italy) | UF Elokuva (Finland) (VHS)
Runtime	Italy: 88 min | Spain: 83 min | USA 87: min
Technical specifications	Sound Mix: Mono | Color: Color (Eastmancolor) | Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1 | Laboratory: Eastmancolor, Rome, Italy | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm | Cinematographic process: Spherical | Printed film format: 35 mm