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The Girl Who Knew Too Much

aka La ragazza che sapeva troppo; Evil Eye

Poster of The Girl Who Knew Too Much

Look deep into “The Evil Eye” to the twilight world of the supernatural!

  • Photo of Roberto Curti

    Mario Bava creates a convincing iconography of terror through Expressionist and film noir-ish lighting and camera set-ups, depicting the eruption of perturbing and frightening elements in real-life locations and stressing the clash between everyday reality and the uncanny. … Overall, La ragazza che sapeva troppo can be seen today as the fertile terrain where the seeds of a new incarnation of the giallo had been sown. It was just a matter of time before the first fruits would grow. Still, it was too little. Not enough violence on the one hand, and too much humor. Finally (as Bava himself should have known better after La maschera del demonio), the film lacked a key ingredient: sex.

    Roberto Curti, Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History (McFarland, 2022)
  • Photo of Troy Howarth

    Mario Bava may not have realized it when he began filming in 1962, but The Girl Who Knew Too Much was about to introduce a new style of thriller filmmaking to cinema. While there had been numerous thrillers produced in Italy prior to this, The Girl Who Knew Too Much was the first to really embrace the lurid tropes and aesthetics of the Mondadori paperbacks and deliver a cinematic equivalent. … The end result was not entirely in line with the genre as it would develop, but it established a neat blueprint of sorts for others, including Bava, to build upon.

    Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 1, 1963-1973 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015)

Selected disc options for The Girl Who Knew Too Much

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Kino BD-A/US/OOP 2015
Arrow box art
Arrow BD-B/UK/OOP 2014
Anchor Bay box art
Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2007
Image box art
Image DVD-1/US/OOP 2000
Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas [Italian Version] has extra has extra has extra
Introduction by Alan Jones (3:38) has extra
All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem (21:46) has extra
Remembering the Girl - Interview with Actor John Saxon (9:38) has extra has extra
Stills Gallery (23 Images) has extra has extra
Biography: Director Mario Bava [Anchor Bay] - Written by Richard Harland Smith (20 Screens) has extra
Biography: Director Mario Bava [Image] - Written by Tim Lucas (14 Screens) has extra
Filmography: Actor John Saxon has extra
Filmography: Director Mario Bava (6 Screens) has extra
International Theatrical Trailer (2:37) has extra has extra has extra has extra
US Theatrical Trailer as “Evil Eye” (2:09) has extra has extra has extra
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Notes

  • Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a 28-page booklet with writing by Kier-La Janisse (“Somatic Incompliance: The Look of Resistance in Mario Bava’s ‘Evil Eye’”).
  • Anchor Bay’s DVD is included in “The Mario Bava Collection, Volume 1” box set.
  • Image’s “The Mario Bava Collection - Widescreen European Version” DVD includes liner notes by Tim Lucas.

Ultimate Edition

Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.

  • Screen shot for Introduction by Alan Jones
    Introduction by Alan Jones (3:38)
  • Screen shot for All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem
    All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem (21:46)
  • Screen shot for Remembering the Girl
    Remembering the Girl (9:38)
Presentation Kino BD 2015
  • Video
    • File 1
      • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
      • Resolution: 1080p23.976
      • Overall bit rate: 28.00 Mbps
      • Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
      • Length:1:28:45.330
      • File size: 19.30 GiB
      • Notes: Italian Version
    • File 2
      • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
      • Resolution: 1080p23.976
      • Overall bit rate: 28.00 Mbps
      • Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
      • Length:1:32:26.760
      • File size: 19.07 GiB
      • Notes: US Version
  • Audio
    • File 1
      • Language: Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 1536 kbps
      • Bit depth: 16-bit
      • Notes: Italian Version
    • File 2
      • Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 1536 kbps
      • Bit depth: 16-bit
      • Notes: US Version
  • Subtitles
    • English
Arrow BD 2014
  • Video
    • File 1
      • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
      • Resolution: 1080p23.976
      • Overall bit rate: 30.00 Mbps
      • Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
      • Length:1:28:45.320
      • File size: 20.04 GiB
      • Notes: Italian Version
    • File 2
      • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
      • Resolution: 1080p23.976
      • Overall bit rate: 30.00 Mbps
      • Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
      • Length:1:32:28.000
      • File size: 20.80 GiB
      • Notes: US Version
  • Audio
    • File 1
      • Language: Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 2304 kbps
      • Bit depth: 24-bit
      • Notes: Italian Version
    • File 2
      • Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 2304 kbps
      • Bit depth: 24-bit
      • Notes: US Version
  • Subtitles
    • English
    • English SDH
Extras Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas [Italian Version] Arrow BD
Introduction by Alan Jones (3:38, 480p) Arrow BD
All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem (21:46, 1080p) Arrow BD
Remembering the Girl - Interview with Actor John Saxon (9:38, 480i) Arrow BD
Stills Gallery (23 Images) Anchor Bay DVD
Biography: Director Mario Bava [Anchor Bay] - Written by Richard Harland Smith (20 Screens) Anchor Bay DVD
Biography: Director Mario Bava [Image] - Written by Tim Lucas (14 Screens) Image DVD
International Theatrical Trailer (2:37, 1080p) Arrow BD
US Theatrical Trailer as “Evil Eye” (2:09, 1080p) Arrow BD