The Fifth Cord

Aug 17, 1971

1h 33m

★ 6.6

Overview

A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

Horror

Production Companies

Dario

B.R.C. Produzione Film

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Cast

Andrea Bild

Franco Nero

Helene Volta

Silvia Monti

Police inspector

Wolfgang Preiss

Edouard Vermont

Edmund Purdom

Sophia Bini

Rossella Falk

Dr. Richard Bini

Renato Romano

Traversi

Guido Alberti

Walter Auer

Luciano Bartoli

Giulia Soavi

Agostina Belli

John Lubbock

Maurizio Bonuglia

Lu Auer

Pamela Tiffin

Editor

Corrado Gaipa

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