The Fifth Cord (1971)

Original title

Giornata nera per l'ariete

Directed by

Luigi Bazzoni

Genre

crime thriller film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

16

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 75 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist investigates a series of murders that are linked by strange clues. He must piece together the mystery before the killer strikes again.

suspensefulstylishmoodymethodicalnoirishtenseintricate

What happens

The Fifth Cord (Italian: Giornata nera per l'ariete, lit. 'Black Day for Aries', also released as Evil Fingers) is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed and co-written by Luigi Bazzoni, and starring Franco Nero, Silvia Monti, Pamela Tiffin, Wolfgang Preiss, Ira von Fürstenberg, Edmund Purdom and Rossella Falk. It is based on a 1965 novel by Scottish author D.M. Devine. The film's Italian title reprises Dario Argento's practice of using animals in the titles of his gialli. It was released in Italy by Jumbo Cinematografica on August 17, 1971. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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