The Rape Killer
- Year: 1974
- Country of origin: Greece
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Kostas Karagiannis
- Length: 87 min
He forced his victims to submit to abnormal sexual behavior!
Critical Perspective
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This Greek entry feels very much like one of the “sexy gialli” of the late 1960s and early 1970s. … The emphasis is much more on sleaze than on violence. There’s plenty of nudity and a generally leering attitude toward depicting sexualized violence. … The violence is pretty muted and there really aren’t a lot of murder set pieces on display. Of course, many early gialli also skimped on the violence in favor of the sleaze, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with that—but they tended to offer some eye-catching visuals and a pleasing decadent vibe, as well. All of this is lacking in Death Kiss, which feels like a completely run-of-the-mill made-for-TV thriller, which has been spiced up with a little nudity.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: Giallo-Style Films from Around the World, Volume Three (Midnight Marquee Press, 2019)
The Rape Killer DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Mondo Macabro DVD-0/US 2015 |
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| Sunshine and Shadows: A (Very) Quick Look at Greek Cinema - With Akis Kapranos | |
| Alternate English Opening Title Sequence as “Death Kiss” | |
| “A Crime in Cavouri” | |
| About the Film | |
| Biography: Actor Lakis Komninos | |
| Biography: Actor Vagelis Seilinos | |
| Biography: Composer Yannis Spanos | |
| Biography: Director Kostas Karagiannis | |
| Theatrical Trailer as “The Rape Killer” | |
| Video Trailer as “Death Kiss” | |
| Easter Egg: Scene from Betrayed Love |
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Collector’s guide
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Sunshine and Shadows: A (Very) Quick Look at Greek Cinema (24:34) -
“A Crime in Cavouri” (6 Screens) -
About the Film (11 Screens)
| Editions |
Mondo Macabro DVD 2015
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| Extras | Sunshine and Shadows: A (Very) Quick Look at Greek Cinema - With Akis Kapranos Mondo Macabro DVD |
| Alternate English Opening Title Sequence as “Death Kiss” Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| “A Crime in Cavouri” Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| About the Film Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Actor Lakis Komninos Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Actor Vagelis Seilinos Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Composer Yannis Spanos Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Director Kostas Karagiannis Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Theatrical Trailer as “The Rape Killer” Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Video Trailer as “Death Kiss” Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Easter Egg: Scene from Betrayed Love Mondo Macabro DVD |
Notes
- “Sunshine and Shadows”, “About the Film” and relevant biographies are also available on Mondo Macabro’s DVD of Tango of Perversion (1973).
- A TV spot is available on Garagehouse’s Blu-ray of Trailer Trauma Part 4: Television Trauma (2017).