

The Laughing Woman
1969-08-24 · 86 min · ★ 6.7
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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- Directors
- Piero Schivazappa
- Production companies
- Cemo Film
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
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Dagmar LassanderMaria
Philippe LeroyDr. Sayer
Lorenza GuerrieriGida
Maria Cumani QuasimodoSayer's Secretary
Mirella PamphiliStreetwalker
Salvatore FurnariDwarf (uncredited)
John KarlsenManservant (uncredited)
Gennarino PappagalliPasserby (uncredited)
Osvaldo PeccioliPolitician (uncredited)
Filippo PeregoPolitician (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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