Mania

Mania (1974)

HorrorThriller

Professor Brecht, a renowned scientist, is obsessively experimenting in his isolated villa. The object of his studies is "apparent death", with the intention that the human body in a cataleptic state can be cured more easily. He lives with his wife Lisa and several other people: his twin brother Germano; Katia, the waitress; Lailo, his assistant and young student Erina. Having discovered his brother's affair with Lisa, Brecht sets up a plan to kill Germano and take his place. The shock makes Erina dumb. Bercht's persecution of Lisa soon turns the woman mad, while Lailo, wandering in the villa's surroundings, vainly tries to find the key to the mystery. A psychiatrist, Louis, firmly believes Lailo's madness is caused by her inner anguish and seems confident in her recovery. But he's wrong: the demented woman kills Katia and then throws herself out of a window. Brecht takes back his own identity, but his actions will have further tragic consequences...

Director: Renato Polselli
Writer: Renato Polselli

Casts

	Brad Euston as Professor Brecht / Germano
	Ivana Giordan as Katia
	Isarco Ravaioli as Lailo
	Mirella Rossi as Erina
	Eva Spadaro as Lisa
	Max Dorian as Dr. Lous
	Filomena Desiato as
	Carla Mancini as (credit only)
	Giorgio Dolfin as

Crew