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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

1970 · TMDB 7.1 · L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo

Directed by Dario Argento

An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investigation, despite him and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.

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Dario Argento's directorial debut, a giallo about an American writer who witnesses an attempted murder and becomes the killer's next target. A stylish and influential thriller.

From Italian Genre Gold

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