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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1971-08-17
Languageit
Runtime1h 33m
Production

Dario, B.R.C. Produzione Film

6.6(76)
•1971•1h 33m

The Fifth Cord

MysteryThrillerHorror

Overview

A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.

Writing & Screenplay
Luigi BazzoniMario Fanelli
Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro

Principal Cast

22 credited
Franco Nero
Franco NeroAndrea Bild
Silvia Monti
Silvia MontiHelene Volta
Wolfgang Preiss
Wolfgang PreissPolice inspector
Edmund Purdom
Edmund PurdomEdouard Vermont
Rossella Falk
Rossella FalkSophia Bini
Renato Romano
Renato RomanoDr. Richard Bini
Guido Alberti
Guido AlbertiTraversi
Luciano Bartoli
Luciano BartoliWalter Auer
Agostina Belli
Agostina BelliGiulia Soavi
Maurizio Bonuglia
Maurizio BonugliaJohn Lubbock

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