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Hitch-Hike (1977)

Hitch-Hike poster
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
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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)

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