
Blackmail
Seen it?1974 | 75 min | Thriller
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for people who enjoy a knot in their stomach. Keeps you leaning forward. Liked Abigail or Family Plot? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Wastes no time getting going, at 1 hr 15 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you want something to relax to.
A spoiled rich girl hatches a plot with her hippie friends to "kidnap" her so they can get a large ransom from her wealthy father.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Luigi Batzella
- Brigitte SkayBabel
- Claudio GiorgiEva
- Benjamin LevClaudio
- Nuccia CardinaliEva
- Rosalba NeriStella
- Umberto RahoBabel's Father
- Luana Brown
- Darla Abrem
- Lorenzo Piani
- Fulvio PellegrinoPolice Inspector