A Blade in the Dark

A Blade in the Dark
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lamberto Bava
Screenplay by	Elisa Briganti Dardano Sacchetti[1]
Produced by	Lamberto Bava Mino Loy Luciano Martino[1]
Starring	Andrea Occhipinti Anny Papa Fabiola Toledo Michele Soavi Valeria Cavalli
Cinematography	Gianlorenzo Battaglia[1]
Edited by	Lamberto Bava[1]
Music by	Guido & Maurizio De Angelis[1]
Release date	6 August 1983 (1983-08-06) (Italy)
Country	Italy[1]

A Blade in the Dark (Italian: La casa con la scala nel buio, lit. 'The House with the Dark Staircase') is a 1983 Italian giallo film directed by Lamberto Bava. Originally planned for television, the film was made as a nearly two hour piece split into four parts each of which would end with a murder scene. After the film was found to be too gruesome for Italian television censors, it was re-edited into a feature film.