Phenomena
“Jennifer has a few million close friends. She's going to need them all!”
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.
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Cast
31 people
Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Corvino
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Daria Nicolodi
Frau Brückner
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Donald Pleasence
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Federica Mastroianni
Sophie Broque
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Vera Brandt
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Fiorenza Tessari
Gisela Sulzer
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Patrick Bauchau
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Alberto Cracco
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Suburræterna
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Kaspar Capparoni
Karl, Sophie's Boyfriend
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Mario Donatone
Morris Shapiro
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Antonio Maimone
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Lucky Luciano
Dario Argento Director · Franco Ferrini Screenplay Simon Boswell Composer
Director Screenplay Story
Dario Argento
Screenplay Story
Franco Ferrini
Composer
Simon Boswell
Composer
Claudio Simonetti
Cinematographer
Romano Albani
Editor
Franco Fraticelli
Production designer
Maurizio Garrone
Production designer
Nello Giorgetti
Production designer
Luciano Spadoni
Costume designer
Giorgio Armani
Costume designer
Marina Malavasi
Costume designer
Patrizia Massaia
Budget $3.8M · United States release August 2, 1985 · Produced in Italy
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Budget
$3,800,000
Production
DACFILM Rome
Production
New Line Cinema
Studio
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · German · Italian
Release dates
Italy · January 25, 1985
Theatrical
United States · August 2, 1985
Theatrical · 82-minute version
United States · March 15, 1999
Physical · DVD
France
June 12, 1985 · Theatrical
November 3, 2010 · Physical
Germany
February 17, 1988 · Theatrical
Japan
June 22, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 20, 2003 · Physical · DVD
March 7, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
February 10, 1986 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 5, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
August 2, 1985 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 9, 2005 · Physical · DVD release
April 1, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray release (Dario Argento Collection)
United Kingdom
April 18, 1986 · Theatrical
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