Hitch-Hike (1977)

Original title

Autostop rosso sangue

Directed by

Pasquale Festa Campanile

Genre

horror film, road movie

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

18

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 101 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married couple on a road trip in Italy pick up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a dangerous fugitive. He takes them hostage and forces them to drive him across the country, exposing the cracks in their relationship along the way.

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What happens

Hitch-Hike (Italian: Autostop rosso sangue, lit. 'Blood-red hitchhiking', also known as Death Drive and The Naked Prey) is a 1977 Italian road thriller film co-written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film stars Franco Nero and Corinne Cléry as a couple in a troubled marriage, and David Hess as a fugitive who takes them hostage. The musical score was written by Ennio Morricone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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