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The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)

Original title: Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate

1971-09-10 · 1h 39m · IT
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When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...

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Edgar WallaceWriterGianfranco ClericiWriterDuccio TessariDirector, Writer

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Helmut BergerHelmut BergerGiorgioGiancarlo SbragiaGiancarlo SbragiaAlessandro MarchiIda GalliIda GalliMaria MarchiWendy D'OliveWendy D'OliveSarah MarchiGünther StollGünther StollAttorney Giulio CordaroCarole AndréCarole AndréFrançoise PigautWolfgang PreissWolfgang PreissThe ProsecutorLorella De LucaLorella De LucaMarta ClericiSilvano TranquilliSilvano TranquilliInspector BerardiPeter ShepherdPeter ShepherdThe Inspector's AssistantPeter ShepherdPeter ShepherdThe Inspector's AssistantGabriella D'OliveGabriella D'OliveGabriella Giusti

Keywords

WhodunitMurder investigationPlaying pianoMiscarriage of justice

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Genre affinityThriller · Horror · MysteryTheme affinityWhodunit · Murder Investigation · Playing PianoNarrative complexityMysteryDirector preference198482Actor preference358616 · 224299 · 91676Country preferenceIt

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What is The Bloodstained Butterfly about?

When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...

How long is The Bloodstained Butterfly?

The Bloodstained Butterfly has a runtime of 99 minutes.

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