Corinne Cléry, Michele Placido, Tom Skerritt, and Eli Wallach star in Plot of Fear (E tanta paura), a dark and perverse giallo thriller from director Paolo Cavara, known for Mondo Cane and The Black Belly of the Tarantula. Inspector Lomenzo (Placido) investigates a series of bizarre murders where pages from the German children’s book Shock-Headed Peter are left at the crime scenes. As the body count rises, Lomenzo is guided by a model (Cléry) and a surveillance expert (Wallach) toward a decadent club frequented by the elite.

Co-written by Bernadino Zapponi, a long-time collaborator of Federico Fellini (who also co-wrote Dario Argento’s Deep Red), this engrossing film also incorporates a specially produced erotic animation by Francesco Maurizio Guido aka Gibba.

• Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
• Original Italian and English mono soundtracks
• Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth (2025)
• The Fearless AD (2025, 17 mins): interview with first assistant director Roberto Palmerini
• The Golden Years (2025, 23 mins): new presentation of a 2013 interview with actor Corinne Cléry
• On the Beat (2025, 16 mins): newly edited 2012 interview with actor Michele Placido
• The Third Man (2025, 14 mins): newly edited 2012 interview with screenwriter Enrico Oldoini
• Family Plot (2025, 16 mins): newly edited 2012 interview with director Paolo Cavara’s son, Pietro Cavara
• The Wild Eye of Fear (2025, 21 mins): Ercolani situates Plot of Fear within the context of Italian cinema and looks at Cavara’s wider career
• Plotting the Cast (2025, 36 mins): video essay by Ercolani and film researcher Andrea Meroni looking at the film’s key players
• Original Italian and international theatrical trailers
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material

• Media Format: Blu-ray
• Run Time: 1 hour and 35 minutes
• Language Options: English, Italian
• Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over

Experience this disturbing giallo restored in 4K, featuring extensive new bonus content from Powerhouse Films.