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Closed Circuit (1978)

Closed Circuit poster
Original title
Circuito chiuso
Directed by
Giuliano Montaldo
Genre
crime film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During a matinee showing of a Spaghetti Western, a cinema attendee is shot dead. The film follows the police investigation into this murder.

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What happens

Closed Circuit (Italian: Circuito chiuso) is a 1978 Italian made-for-television mystery film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. The film concerns the police investigation of the murder of a cinema attendee who is shot dead during a matinée showing of a Spaghetti Western starring Giuliano Gemma. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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