A Bay of Blood (1971) RM4K Italian Cut AKA Ecologia del delitto 1...

Following the murder of Countess Federica Donati (Isa Miranda), an heiress possessing a beautiful piece of beachfront property, members of her family and the surrounding community engage in a killing spree, each with his own secret agenda. In addition to the string of creative murders, a group of hippies arrive on the premises, engage in promiscuous sex and find themselves dying one by one in this cult classic that's considered to be the original slasher film.

NOTE: Director Mario Bava shot alternate dialogue takes in both English (for international export) and Italian (for domestic release). This means the versions are not simply different dubs of the same footage; they contain different shots and editing choices. This is the original version released in Italy in September 1971.


This film is a part of my Mario Bava collection, which includes:

I Vampiri (1957) Italian cut and English cut
Black Sunday (1960) European Cut and American Cut
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) Italian cut and American cut
Black Sabbath (1963) Italian cut and American cut
The Whip and the Body (1963)
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Planet of the Vampires (1965) Italian cut and English cut
Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)
Danger: Diabolik (1968)
Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)
Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
Four Times That Night (1971)
A Bay of Blood (1971) Italian Cut and English cut
Baron Blood (1972) Original Cut and American cut
Lisa and the Devil (1974) Original cut and House of Exorcism cut
Rabid Dogs (1974) Original cut and Kidnapped cut
Shock (1977)

Most of you don't have to download every upload. It's hard to say what's the best version to watch for everyone but the standard version will always be uploaded first and it will include a commentary track by Tim Lucas. The standard versions have better video and audio quality. All the other versions are there for archivists and Bava enthusiasts or if you really want to watch a specific language dub.