The Laughing Woman

The Laughing Woman

86 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance | Aug. 24, 1969

Beautiful PR woman, Maria finds herself trapped in the home of the sinister and troubled Dr. Sayer, where she is subjected to a series of increasingly bizarre, terrifying, and degrading sex games. Sayer admits that he has murdered several women after the same ordeal, always killing them at the point of orgasm. But all is not what it seems, and through a series of twists and turns, the whole situation is slowly turned on its head.

The Laughing Woman

86 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance | Aug. 24, 1969

The Laughing Woman
Beautiful PR woman, Maria finds herself trapped in the home of the sinister and troubled Dr. Sayer, where she is subjected to a series of increasingly bizarre, terrifying, and degrading sex games. Sayer admits that he has murdered several women after the same ordeal, always killing them at the point of orgasm. But all is not what it seems, and through a series of twists and turns, the whole situation is slowly turned on its head.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Cemo Film
Original title Femina Ridens
Directors Piero Schivazappa
Writers Paolo Levi, Piero Schivazappa, Giuseppe Zaccariello

Cast

Dagmar Lassander

as Maria

Philippe Leroy

as Dr. Sayer

Varo Soleri

as Administrator

Maria Cumani Quasimodo

as Sayer's Secretary

Mirella Pamphili

as Streetwalker

Manlio Dalla Pria

as Politician (uncredited)

Salvatore Furnari

as Dwarf (uncredited)

John Karlsen

as Manservant (uncredited)

Gennarino Pappagalli

as Passerby (uncredited)

Osvaldo Peccioli

as Politician (uncredited)

Filippo Perego

as Politician (uncredited)