Suspiria - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Suspiria"
Suspiria (1977)
Timing: 1:39 (99 min)
Suspiria - TMDB rating
7.5/10
3161
Suspiria - Kinopoisk rating
6.931/10
22680
Suspiria - IMDB rating
7.3/10
116000

Actors and characters

Photo Jessica Harper #62339Photo Jessica Harper #62340Photo Jessica Harper #62341Photo Jessica Harper #62342

Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper
Character Suzy Bannion
Photo Flavio Bucci #76008Photo Flavio Bucci #76009Photo Flavio Bucci #76010Photo Flavio Bucci #76011

Flavio Bucci

Flavio Bucci
Character Daniel
Photo Miguel Bosé #76012

Miguel Bosé

Miguel Bosé
Character Mark
Photo Barbara Magnolfi #76013Photo Barbara Magnolfi #76014Photo Barbara Magnolfi #76015Photo Barbara Magnolfi #76016
Barbara Magnolfi
Character Olga
Photo Susanna Javicoli #76026Photo Susanna Javicoli #76027
Susanna Javicoli
Character Sonia
Photo Eva Axén #76028

Eva Axén

Eva Axén
Character Pat Hingle
Photo Rudolf Schündler #31437
Rudolf Schündler
Character Prof. Milius
Photo Udo Kier #2542Photo Udo Kier #2543Photo Udo Kier #2544Photo Udo Kier #2545

Udo Kier

Udo Kier
Character Dr. Frank Mandel
Photo Alida Valli #76029Photo Alida Valli #76030Photo Alida Valli #76031Photo Alida Valli #76032

Alida Valli

Alida Valli
Character Miss Tanner
Photo Joan Bennett #76034Photo Joan Bennett #76035Photo Joan Bennett #76036Photo Joan Bennett #76037

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett
Character Madame Blanc
Photo Margherita Horowitz #56240
Margherita Horowitz
Character Teacher
Jacopo Mariani
Character Albert
Photo Fulvio Mingozzi #76043Photo Fulvio Mingozzi #76044
Fulvio Mingozzi
Character Taxi Driver
Photo Franca Scagnetti #76045
Franca Scagnetti
Character Cook
Photo Renato Scarpa #50803

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa
Character Prof. Verdegast
Serafina Scorceletti
Character 2nd Cook
Photo Giuseppe Transocchi #76046
Giuseppe Transocchi
Character Pavlo
Photo Renata Zamengo #63471

Renata Zamengo

Renata Zamengo
Character Caroline
Alessandra Capozzi
Character Dancer
Salvatore Capozzi
Character Dancer
Diana Ferrara
Character Dancer
Cristina Latini
Character Dancer
Alfredo Raino
Character Dancer
Claudia Zaccari
Character Dancer
Photo Dario Argento #74581Photo Dario Argento #74582Photo Dario Argento #74583

Dario Argento

Dario Argento
Character Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Photo Daria Nicolodi #76047Photo Daria Nicolodi #76048Photo Daria Nicolodi #76049Photo Daria Nicolodi #76050

Daria Nicolodi

Daria Nicolodi
Character Woman at Airport (uncredited)
Photo Marina Pierro #76051

Marina Pierro

Marina Pierro
Character Figurant (uncredited)
Photo Lela Svasta #76052

Lela Svasta

Lela Svasta
Character Helena Markos (uncredited)

What's left behind the scenes

  • Initially, the role of Sarah (Suzy Bannion's friend) was intended for Daria Nicolodi, but due to Daria's injury during filming, this plan was not realized.
  • Dario Argento's original concept was for the ballet school students to be girls no older than 12 years old. That’s how they were depicted in the original screenplay. However, the studio and executive producer Salvatore Argento (the director’s father) refused to implement this idea, rightly believing that a film based on the demonstration of brutal murders of children would, of course, be banned. Then Dario Argento raised the age of the heroines to 20 years old, which allowed the film to begin production.
  • The role of Suzy Bannion was initially offered to actress Tina Omon, known for her role as Henrietta in Federico Fellini's "Fellini's Casanova" (1976). However, due to her busy schedule, she was unable to accept the offer.
  • The name of the old woman who played Helena Marcos is not listed in the credits. Jessica Harper claimed that she was a 90-year-old former prostitute whom Dario Argento found on the streets of Rome and invited to his film. Daria Nicolodi provided the voice for this role.
  • For this film, Dario Argento wrote and recorded eerie and heartbreaking music together with the rock band "Goblin," which he played at full volume on the set during filming to elicit genuine fear and push the actors to their emotional limits.
  • The whisper heard in the film's soundtrack against the whimsical music of the "Goblin" band is the voice of the composer and keyboardist.
  • There's a moment in the film where a glass feather breaks off from the ornamentation. This is a reference to Dario Argento's directorial film debut – the spaghetti horror "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" (1970).
  • In the opening episode of the film, the face of Dario Argento can be seen reflected in the glass partition of a taxi. The director himself later claimed that this was intentional, but it is possible that it was simply an excuse to justify a filming mistake.
  • During the filming of scenes with worms, rice was used in wide shots, however, real worms are shown in close-ups.
  • The role of Suzy Bannion was initially offered to actress Tina Omon, known for her role as Henrietta in Federico Fellini’s 'Fellini's Casanova' (1976). However, due to being heavily booked, she was unable to accept the offer.
  • For this film, Dario Argento wrote and recorded, together with the rock band 'Goblin', eerie and heartbreaking music, which he played at full volume on set during filming in order to elicit genuine fear and push the actors to their emotional limits.
  • The whispering heard in the film's soundtrack against the bizarre music of 'Goblin' is the voice of the composer and keyboardist.
  • The film has a moment where a glass feather breaks off from the ornament. This is a reference to Dario Argento’s directorial film debut – the spaghetti horror film “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage” (1970).
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