The Killer Is on the Phone (1972)

Original title

L'assassino... è al telefono

Directed by

Alberto De Martino

Genre

thriller film

Country

Italy, Belgium

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Bruges, an actress suffers from amnesia and paranoia after a chance meeting with a professional killer. The assassin then stalks her with a knife.

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What happens

The Killer Is on the Phone (Italian: L'assassino... è al telefono) is a 1972 giallo film directed by Alberto De Martino. It was released in the U.S. in July, 1975. The film is set in Bruges, Belgium, and stars Telly Savalas and Anne Heywood. The story follows an attractive actress who has amnesia and paranoia triggered by a chance encounter with a professional assassin, who in turn begins to follow her with his knife. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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