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RABID
Rabid - sete di sangue

Canada, 1977

Regia: David Cronenberg
Soggetto e sceneggiatura: David Cronenberg
Fotografia: René Verzier
Montaggio: Jean LaFleur
Scenografia: Claude Marchand
Effetti speciali: Joe Blasco
Musica: Ivan Reitman
Suono: Richard Lightstone

Cast
Marilyn Chambers... Rose
Frank Moore ... Hart Read
Joe Silver ... Murray Cypher
Howard Ryshpan ... Dr. Dan Keloid
Patricia Gage ... Dr. Roxanne Keloid
Susan Roman ... Mindy Kent
Roger Periard ... Lloyd Walsh
Lynne Deragon ... Nurse Louise
Terry Schonblum ... Judy Glasberg
Victor Désy ... Claude LaPointe
Julie Anna ... Nurse Rita
Gary McKeehan ... Smooth Eddy
Terence G. Ross ... Farmer
Miguel Fernandes... Man In Cinema
Robert O'Ree ... Police Sergeant
Greg Van Riel ... Young Man In Plaza
Jérôme Tiberghien... Dr. Karl
Allan Moyle ... Young Man In Lobby
Richard W. Farrell... Camper Man
Jeannette Casenave... Camper Lady
Karl Wasserman ... Camper Child
John Boylan ... Young Cop In Plaza
Malcolm Nelthorpe... Older Cop In Plaza
Vlasta Vrana ... Cop At Clinic
Kirk McColl ... Desk Sergeant
Jack Messinger ... Policeman On Highway
Yvon Lecompte ... Policeman
Grant Lowe ... Trucker
John Gilbert ... Dr. Royce Gentry
Tony Angelo ... Dispatcher
Peter McNeill ... Loader
Una Kay ... Jackie
Madeleine Pageau... Beatrice Owen
Mark Walker ... Steve
Robert A. Silverman... Man In Hospital
Monique Bélisle ... Sheila
Ronald Mlodzik ... Male Patient
Isabelle Lajeunesse... Waitress
Terry Donald ... Cook
Louis Negin ... Maxim
Robert V. Girolami... Newscaster
Harry Hill ... Stasiuk
Kathy Keefler ... Interviewer
Marcel Fournier ... Cab Driver
Valda Dalton ... Lady in Car
Murray Smith ... Interviewer
Riva Spier ... Cecile
Denis Lacroix ... Drunken Indian
Sherman Maness ... Indian
Basil Fitzgibbon... Crazy In Plaza

Produttori:
Don Carmody .... co-producer
John Dunning .... producer
Danny Goldberg .... associate producer
André Link .... executive producer
Ivan Reitman .... executive producer

Produzione:
Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
Cinema Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.
Cinépix
Famous Players Film Company
The Dilbar Syndicate

Distribuzione (principali):
Cinépix Film Properties Inc. (CFP) (1977) (Canada) (theatrical)
New World Pictures (1977) (USA) (theatrical)
CIC Video (Canada) (VHS)
New Concorde (USA) (DVD)
Somerville House (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (video)

Specifiche tecniche:
Camera: Panaflex Camera and Lenses by Panavision
Film length (metres): 2458 m (Sweden, cut version) - 2500 m (Sweden, uncut version)
Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm
Cinematographic process: Spherical
Printed film format: 35 mm
Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
Durata: 91 minuti

Budget: circa 530,000 dollari canadesi
Incasso: circa 7,000,000 dollari canadesi (uscita 1977)
Premi:
1977 Best Screenplay - Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley - Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival
1977 Best Special Effects (Al Griswold ) - Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley - Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival

Date delle riprese: 1 novembre 1976 - 5 dicembre 1976
Locations: Montréal, Québec, Canada - Subway Station, Crémazie, Montréal, Québec, Canada - Île-des-Soeurs, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Date di uscita:
Canada - 8 April 1977
USA - 8 April 1977
West Germany - 24 June 1977
France - 3 August 1977
Denmark - 9 December 1977
Philippines - 30 May 1978
Sweden - 16 October 1978
Finland - 26 November 1982

Altri titoli:
Rage - France / USA
Überfall der teuflischen Bestien - West Germany
Coma Profundo - Portugal
Rabia - Spain
Rabid - Der brüllende Tod - West Germany
Rabid - sete di sangue - Italy
Verenimijät - Finland
Wscieklosc - Poland






fonte: imdb.com, libro "Il cinema secondo Cronenberg" (Chris Rodley, ed.italiana Pratiche Editrice)