Death Rite

Sep 5, 1975

1h 34m

★ 4.2

Overview

While traveling to a resort in Tunisia, the magician and clairvoyant Professor Vestar befriends the idle millionaire Edouard Vangard and he offers a ride in his car. Vestar discloses to Edouard that he had had a premonition of a woman being murdered in a desert area.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

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Cast

Sadry

Franco Nero

Edouard

Jean Rochefort

Sylvia

Stefania Sandrelli

Vestar

Gert Fröbe

Martine

Gila von Weitershausen

Doctor

Moheddine Mrad

Sadry's Sister

Jalila Baccar

Sadry's Mother

Madame Ben Chadly

Balloon Seller

Habib Chaari

Caterina

Cecile Labussiere

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