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| Directed by | Nick Palumbo |
| Produced by | Nick Palumbo |
| Written by | Nick Palumbo |
| Starring | Gunnar Hansen Cerina Vincent Tony Todd |
| Music by | The Bronx Casket Co. Eric Galligan The Giallos Flame Necrophagia Zombi |
| Cinematography | Brendan Flynt |
| Editing by | Todd C. Ramsay |
| Studio | Fright Flix Productions |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
| Release date(s) | April 1, 2008 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Murder-Set-Pieces is a slasher film written, produced and directed by Nick Palumbo[1].
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This American film deals with the activities of a wealthy immigrant serial killer; a German photographer, who leads a double life: by day he shoots erotic photos. By night he rapes, tortures and murders prostitutes[2].
It was released to select theaters with an NC-17 rating and was also shown as a double feature alongside with David DeFalco's Chaos. Murder-Set-Pieces was picked up by Lionsgate, who released the film with an 'R' rating on DVD[3]. In comparison with the theatrical cut of the film, the 'R' rated DVD version was missing approximately 22 minutes[4]. Most of the cuts were to obtain the 'R' rating and removed several intense scenes of sexualized violence and torture, however, some scenes were also removed by the director himself which he intended to edit out of the film before going into theaters but never got the chance[5]. Murder-Set-Pieces was released by Universal Pictures in Spain, The Weinstein Company in Sweden, 20th Century Fox in France, and Anchor Bay Entertainment in Russia. A DVD director's uncut-version of the exploitation film was released after its theatrical run. The uncut DVD version runs at 91 minutes, whereas the 'R' rated version runs at 83 minutes[6].
The film was submitted for release in the United Kingdom to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) who refused to give the film an '18' certificate, therefore making the film illegal to supply within the UK. The BBFC stated they rejected the film because of sexual violence, and the film was potentially breaking UK obscenity laws[7].
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