Thriller ·Mystery ·Horror · Italy · 1971 · 1h 39m

The Bloodstained Butterfly

Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate

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Director
Duccio Tessari
Cast
Helmut Berger as Giorgio Giancarlo Sbragia as Alessandro Marchi Ida Galli as Maria Marchi Wendy D'Olive as Sarah Marchi Günther Stoll as Attorney Giulio Cordaro Carole André as Françoise Pigaut
Crew
Carlo Carlini — Director of Photography Duccio Tessari — Writer Gianfranco Clerici — Writer Edgar Wallace — Novel Paola Comencini — Costume Design
Tagline

A brutal murder cannot be solved. But the murderer has been recognized by someone...

Synopsis

When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...

Mood & Themes
whodunitplaying pianomurder investigationmiscarriage of justice
Key Collaborators
Duccio Tessari Director Carlo Carlini Director of Photography Duccio Tessari Writer Gianfranco Clerici Writer Edgar Wallace Novel Paola Comencini Costume Design
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