Puzzle

Aug 23, 1974

1h 32m

★ 5.7

Overview

In London, A man who has amnesia attempts to uncover the truth about his identity. A menacing individual accuses him of betrayal, and soon more pieces of his puzzling past begin to fall in place.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

Horror

Production Companies

Dania Film

Puzzle Trailers

Cast

Sara Grimaldi

Senta Berger

Edward

Luc Merenda

Daniel

Umberto Orsini

Mary Caine

Anita Strindberg

George

Bruno Corazzari

Policeman

Rosario Borelli

Philip

Manfred Freyberger

Dr. Archibald T. Wildgate

Tom Felleghy

Luca

Duilio Cruciani

Carla Mancini

Vittorio Fanfoni

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A beautiful showgirl, name "the Canary" is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and with that she ends up dead. But who killed "the Canary". All the suspects knew and were used by her and everyone had a motive to see her dead. The only witness to the crime has also been 'rubbed out'. Only one man, the keen, fascinating, debonair detective Philo Vance, would be able to figure out who is the killer.

6.3

The Designated Victim

Apr 22, 1971

Stefano Augenti, an ambitious advertising executive, meets a curious hippie named Count Mateo Tiepolo and they form a strange bond. Seeking an escape from his unhappy marriage, Augenti is lured by the Count into a bizarre plot to kill each other's relatives.

5.8

Eyes of Crystal

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While hunting a cultured and vicious psychopath, detective Amaldi faces the physical and moral decay of his city as well as the ghosts of his past.

5.1

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

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Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.

6.2

Bodies Bodies Bodies

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In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.

4.7

The Specter of Terror

Jun 9, 1973

Maria Preston, Iberia stewardess, lives with her friend and companion Elena O'Hara. She finds out that is followed by a mysterious character. He is Charly, an airport employee, U.S. Vietnam veteran, unhinged and with sexual disorders due to the infidelity of his wife.

6.3

Death Occurred Last Night

Sep 5, 1970

A chief police inspector investigates the disappearance of a 25-year-old woman, the daughter of a lonely widower. After she turns up dead, the cops race to find the killers before the grieving father does

6.5

A Quiet Place to Kill

Feb 20, 1970

A race-car driver who's down on her luck is invited by her ex-husband's wife to stay at their plush villa. The two women form a bond, and it's not long before their mutual dislike for the husband culminates into a plan to kill him. As it turns out, though, they're not alone in plotting murder

6.0

Your Sweet Body to Kill

Jun 27, 1970

Tells the story of a husband who wants to kill his unfaithful wife. He has many murderous fantasies in which he murders her. After the disposal of her beautiful dead body our hero loses an incriminating suitcase. It's time to get the crime evidence back.

4.8

Cold Eyes of Fear

Apr 6, 1971

Against a backdrop of Swingin' 60s London a young playboy type "steals" a beautiful Italian girl from her elderly date and suggests she comes back to his place for some good times. "His place" being owned by his father, a rich and respected solicitor. Unfortunately a couple of criminals have plans of their own, one for money, the other for revenge, and the lovers end up prisoners in a tense siege situation

4.8

Cross Current

Aug 20, 1971

A speed-boat racer suffers amnesia after an boating accident and goes to his isolated villa to recuperate. His relationship with his wife is troubled, so he starts an affair (sort of) with the another woman, which results in one of the three of them being shot. But there are several more twists--and more murders--to come.

5.9

Death Falls Lightly

Jan 1, 1972

A drug trafficker discovers his wife dead with her throat cut. He has no alibi so he takes his mistress to an abandoned hotel. As they become claustrophobic, the panicked criminal discovers more murders, one after another until strangers appear in the night and a sinister web of lies and secrets escalate out of control.

5.5

The Killer Is on the Phone

Oct 6, 1972

A woman whose husband was murdered five years previously, is stalked by his killer, who wants to eliminate her as a potential witness. What he doesn't know is that the shock of his murder caused her to have amnesia, and she doesn't remember anything.

5.8

Smile Before Death

May 3, 1972

After the death of her mother under strange circumstances, a teenage girl quickly begins to suspect that her recently widowed stepfather may be involved.

5.8

So Sweet, So Dead

Jul 18, 1972

A serial killer is on the loose. His victims are unfaithful wives and he always leaves compromising photographs at the crime scene.

4.9

The Two Faces of Fear

Feb 17, 1972

Doctor Miguel Azzini is found shot dead dead. The police suspect his colleagues: Elena Carli, his former mistress and owner of the clinic where he worked; Roberto Carli, her surgeon husband; Doctor Paula Lombardo, Roberto's mistress; and the clinic's administrator. Inspector Nardi discovers that Elena has a heart condition and had offered Miguel an increased sharehold in the clinic in order to dissuade him from leaving for another post. Elena's heart condition is worsened by the relentless police scrutiny and by her suspicion that Roberto is the murderer. She has to be rushed into hospital and is even more alarmed when Roberto prepares to operate...

5.5

The Flower with Petals of Steel

Nov 13, 1973

A doctor kills his girlfriend when he accidentally causes her to fall onto an ornamental flower which has metal spikes. He disposes of her by chopping up and then dissolving her corpse. The woman's sister accuses the doctor and an investigation begins. In the meantime, a second woman is killed and the doctor begins to receive metal petals through the post.

6.1

Sexy Cat

May 21, 1973

A movie crew shooting a film featuring a comic-strip hero named The Sexy Cat finds itself stalked by a serial killer who begins murdering the cast and crew.

5.8

The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive

Nov 23, 1972

Don Giorgio, a handsome young priest and teacher in a convent, is involved with two lovers: Orchidea and Giulia. When he repents and vows to return to the Church, he is savagely beaten to death. Not long after, Giulia has her throat slashed. Inspector Boito falls in love with and prepared to marry Orchidea, who is also the main suspect. The key to solving the case seems to lie with an inquisitive boy called Ferruccio, who is kept locked up and drugged. He witnessed one of the murders, but will anyone believe his story?