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The Dead Are Alive (1972)

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Original title
L'etrusco uccide ancora
Directed by
Armando Crispino
Genre
horror film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American archaeologist uncovers a series of murders tied to an ancient Etruscan curse while working on a dig in Italy. He must unravel the mystery before the killer strikes again.

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What happens

The Dead Are Alive (Italian: L'etrusco uccide ancora / The Etruscan Kills Again) is a 1972 giallo film by Italian director Armando Crispino, with music by Riz Ortolani, and starring Alex Cord, Samantha Eggar and John Marley. It was released in Germany as Das Geheimnis des gelben Grabes (Mystery of the Yellow Grave), in France as Overtime, and in Spain as El dios de la muerte asesina otra vez (The Death God Kills Again). The film was produced by Artur Brauner and the story was based on a giallo novel written by Bryan Edgar Wallace. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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