---
title: 'The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dario Argento'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-stendhal-syndrome-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117658/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)

1996 · 120 min · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · Italy

Original title: La sindrome di Stendhal

## Synopsis

The Stendhal Syndrome (Ital. La Sindrome di Stendhal) is a 1996 Italian psychological thriller film written and directed by Dario Argento and starring his daughter Asia Argento, with Thomas Kretschmann and Marco Leonardi. It was a critical and commercial success in Italy, grossing ₤5,443,000,000 Italian lira.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dario Argento](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-argento), [Luigi Cozzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-cozzi)
- **Screenplay:** [Dario Argento](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-argento)
- **Producer:** [Dario Argento](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-argento), [Giuseppe Colombo](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-colombo-2), [Giuseppe Colombo](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-colombo-3)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Director of Photography:** [Giuseppe Rotunno](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-rotunno)
- **Editor:** [Angelo Nicolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-nicolini)

## Cast

- [Lorenzo Crespi](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorenzo-crespi)
- [Maximilian Nisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/maximilian-nisi)
- [Lucia Stara](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucia-stara)
- [Marco Leonardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-leonardi)
- [Thomas Kretschmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-kretschmann)
- [Luigi Diberti](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-diberti)
- [Sandro Giordano](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-giordano)
- [Graziano Giusti](https://cinepixo.com/people/graziano-giusti)
- [Asia Argento](https://cinepixo.com/people/asia-argento)
- [Cinzia Monreale](https://cinepixo.com/people/cinzia-monreale)
- [Veronica Lazăr](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-lazar)
- [Paolo Bonacelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-bonacelli)
- [Sonia Topazio](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonia-topazio)
- [Franco Diogene](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-diogene)

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