Suspiria

Suspiria
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dario Argento
Screenplay by	Dario Argento Daria Nicolodi
Based on	Suspiria de Profundis by Thomas De Quincey
Produced by	Claudio Argento
Starring	Jessica Harper Stefania Casini Flavio Bucci Miguel Bosé Barbara Magnolfi Susanna Javicoli Eva Axén Alida Valli Joan Bennett
Cinematography	Luciano Tovoli
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli
Music by	Goblin Dario Argento
Production company	Seda Spettacoli
Distributed by	Produzioni Atlas Consorziate
Release date	1 February 1977 (1977-02-01) (Italy)
Running time	99 minutes[1]
Country	Italy
Languages	English Italian
Box office	1.43 billion lire (Italy) $1.8 million (North American rentals)[2]

Suspiria is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento, who co-wrote the screenplay with Daria Nicolodi, partially based on Thomas De Quincey's 1845 essay Suspiria de Profundis. The film stars Jessica Harper as an American ballet student who transfers to a prestigious dance academy but realizes, after a series of murders, that the academy is a front for a coven of witches. It also features Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Alida Valli, Udo Kier, and Joan Bennett, in her final film role.

The film is the first of the trilogy Argento refers to as The Three Mothers, which also comprises Inferno (1980) and The Mother of Tears (2007). Suspiria has received a positive response from critics for its visual and stylistic flair, use of vibrant colors and its score by Argento and the progressive rock band Goblin.

Suspiria was nominated for two Saturn Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Bennett in 1978, and Best DVD Classic Film Release, in 2002. It is recognised as one of the most influential films in the horror genre and has received acclaim from critics in retrospective reviews. It served as the inspiration for a 2018 film of the same title, directed by Luca Guadagnino.