Movie: "L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo"

Release Date: Feb 1970 Genres: Horror / Mystery / Thriller Awards: 1 nomination Runtime: 98 min Cast: Tony Musante (Sam Dalmas), Suzy Kendall (Julia), Enrico Maria Salerno (Inspector Morosini) Eva Renzi (Monica Ranieri) Umberto Raho (Alberto Ranieri) Renato Romano (Professor Carlo Dover (as Raf Valenti)) Giuseppe Castellano (Monti) Mario Adorf (Berto Consalvi) Pino Patti (Faiena) Gildo Di Marco (Garullo) Rosita Torosh (4th Victim (as Rosa Toros)) Omar Bonaro (Police Detective) Fulvio Mingozzi (Police Detective) Werner Peters (Antique Dealer) Karen Valenti (Tina, 5th Victim) Carla Mancini (Girl watching TV) Bruno Erba (Police Detective) Dario Argento (Murderer's Hands (uncredited)) Giovanni Di Benedetto (Professor Rinaldi (uncredited)) Reggie Nalder (Needles, Yellow Jacket Assassin...) Annamaria Spogli (Sandra Roversi, 3rd Victim (uncredited)) Maria Tedeschi (Old Lady in Fog (uncredited))

Storyline

Sam, an American writer in Rome, witnesses a murder attempt on the wife of the owner of an art gallery by a sinister man in a raincoat and black leather gloves - but Sam is powerless to do anything as he gets trapped between a double set of glass doors in going to her aid. The woman survives, and the police say that she is the first surviving victim of a notorious serial killer. But when they fail to make any progress with the case, Sam decides to investigate on his own, turning up several clues that point in the direction of just one possible suspect - assuming that he really knows who he's looking for...