Torso (1973 film)

Torso
Italian film poster
Directed by	Sergio Martino
Screenplay by	Ernesto Gastaldi Sergio Martino[1]
Story by	Sergio Martino[1]
Produced by	Carlo Ponti[2]
Starring	Suzy Kendall Tina Aumont Luc Merenda John Richardson
Cinematography	Giancarlo Ferrando[1]
Edited by	Eugenio Alabiso[1]
Music by	Guido De Angelis Maurizio De Angelis[1]
Production company	Compagnia Cinematografica Champion[1]
Distributed by	Interfilm
Release date	4 January 1973 (1973-01-04) (Italy)
Country	Italy[3]
Language	Italian

Torso (Italian: I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale, lit. 'The Bodies Bear Traces of Carnal Violence', also released as Carnal Violence) is a 1973 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino, produced by Carlo Ponti, and starring Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont, Luc Merenda, and John Richardson. Martino’s fifth gialli, the film centers on a string of brutal murders of young female students at an international college in Perugia. Several critics describe it as one of the earliest examples of a slasher film.^[4]