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Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972): Cast & Plot

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Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key is a 1972 mystery thriller directed by Sergio Martino, starring Edward Mannix as Oliviero (voice), Susan Spafford and Luigi Pistilli. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes.

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Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 37m (97 min)
Director
Sergio Martino
Genres
Mystery , Horror , Thriller
Original language
Italian
Studio
Lea Film
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key About?

The premise of Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Oliviero, a disgraced, alcohol‑dependent writer, spends his days organizing decadent orgies in his sprawling country manor while cruelly belittling his wife Irina. When several women are found brutally murdered on the estate, suspicion falls squarely on Oliviero, positioning him as the chief suspect in the grisly crimes.

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key Themes & Keywords

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  • lesbianism
  • sex with niece
  • sex with uncle
  • giallo
  • incest
  • nipples visible through clothing
  • braless
  • cat
  • extramarital affair
  • incestuous desire
  • adultery
+38 more
  • female topless nudity
  • female rear nudity
  • scantily clad female
  • giallo thriller
  • sexual assault
  • spousal abuse
  • smoking
  • j&b scotch
  • niece seduces aunt
  • aunt niece sex
  • woman undresses
  • woman fondles her breasts
  • man touches a woman's breasts
  • topless woman
  • dancing nude on a table
  • black maid
  • sex with a maid
  • black cat
  • throat slit
  • woman wears a nightgown
  • close up of a woman's cleavage
  • redheaded woman
  • nude black woman
  • disposing of a dead body
  • woman smoking
  • murdered woman
  • prostitution
  • madam
  • husband chokes wife
  • overheard plot
  • female star appears nude
  • psychological thriller
  • loss of mother
  • mysterious killer
  • female nudity
  • female frontal nudity
  • rape
  • uncle niece incest
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Cast & crew

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key Cast & Characters

Edward Mannix leads the cast as Oliviero (voice), with Susan Spafford as Irina (voice) and Luigi Pistilli as Oliviero Rouvigny. Directed by Sergio Martino; 20 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

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From the director

More from Sergio Martino

More films directed by Sergio Martino: L’allenatore nel pallone 2, Mozart Is a Murderer, The Fishmen and Their Queen and The Smile of the Fox.

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Plot

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key Plot Summary

What happens in Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Oliviero Rouvigny, a washed-up, alcoholic writer, lives in an old villa in Teolo, where he mistreats his wife Irina Rouvigny and their maid Brenda, hosting debauched parties for local hippies. Irina lives in fear of her husband and his cat Satan, which belonged to Oliviero’s late mother Esther, a former actress. Oliviero is oddly protective of the cat and of his mother’s dress, the same gown she wore to portray Mary Stuart.

Full summary

The whole story of Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, scene by scene

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Videos

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key.

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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What is the profession of Oliviero Rouvigny?

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Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key Also Known As

15 alternative titles, including “Excite Me” and “Eye of the Black Cat”.

Also known as
  • Excite Me
  • Eye of the Black Cat
  • Gently Before She Dies
  • Il Tuo Vizio è una Stanza Chiusa e Solo io ne ho la Chiave
  • Vicious Prohibidos
  • Ton Vice est une chambre close dont moi seul ai la clé
  • Vicios prohibidos
  • A Sátán macskája (Egy bezárt szobában van a helyed, amihez csak nekem van kulcsom)
  • Глаз чёрного кота
  • No Quarto Escuro de Satã
  • 黑猫之眼
  • Twoja żądza jest zamknięta i tylko ja mam klucz
+3 more
  • 너의 죄악은 밀실
  • 오직 나만이 열쇠를 가지고 있다
  • Gece Ziyaretçisi

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Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key?

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).

When was Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key released?

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key was released on August 4, 1972.

Who directed Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key?

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key was directed by Sergio Martino.

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Who is in the cast of Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key?

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key stars Edward Mannix as Oliviero (voice), Susan Spafford as Irina (voice) and Luigi Pistilli as Oliviero Rouvigny, among 20 credited actors.

Does Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key have a post-credit scene?

No. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key in?

The original language of Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key is Italian.

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