"Theatre of Delirium."

1987

1h 30m

6.5(222 votes)

Horror

Overview

While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum.

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Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

Barbara Cupisti

Alicia

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David Brandon

Peter

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Robert Gligorov

Danny

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Mary Sellers

Laurel

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Giovanni Lombardo Radice

Brett

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James Sampson

Willy

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Jo Ann Smith

Sybil

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Domenico Fiore

Police Chief

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Mickey Knox

Old Cop

Directing

Michele Soavi

Young Cop (uncredited)

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Clain Parker

Irving Wallace

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Loredana Parrella

Corinne

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Martin Philips

Mark

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Ulrike Schwerk

Betty

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Piero Vida

Ferrari

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Richard Barkeley

Dr. Porter

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Writing

Sheila Goldberg

Nurse

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Dany Gordon

Dancer

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Claude Jurman

Dancer

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Mark Parkinson

Dancer

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Helen Porter

Dancer

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Dominique Portier

Dancer

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Rackel Roskoff

Dancer

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Frank Senica

Dancer

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Simone Sardon

Dancer

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Albert Schultz

Dancer

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Sandi Schultz

Dancer

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George Eastman

Irving Wallace (mask scenes only)

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Alfonso Giganti

Journalist (uncredited)

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