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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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An Open Tomb ... an Empty Coffin (1972)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.