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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) (L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo)

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Tony Musante Tony Musante
Sam Dalmas
Suzy Kendall Suzy Kendall
Julia
Enrico Maria Salerno Enrico Maria Salerno
Inspector Morosini
Eva Renzi Eva Renzi
Monica Ranieri
Umberto Raho Umberto Raho
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Renato Romano Renato Romano
Professor Carlo Dover
Mario Adorf Mario Adorf
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10 years, 4 months ago at Dec 2 15:57
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is Dario Argento's first film and despite being a very tame giallo, all the elements that make Argento who he is are all here at such an early stage. POV shots and exquisite framing, black leather glove-clad killer, ordinary Joe caught up in a mystery, etc. That being said, the style and violence are toned down considerably compared to his later work. Tony Musante... read more

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1 year, 9 months ago at Jun 11 0:53
(OK) Argento found all done by Hollywood, by Bava and 'giallo' films; but made a nice new package of it, with details pushing for twists and plot points...
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A writer is stalked by a serial killer after witnessing a murder attempt on one woman's life.
Release date: 12 June 1970
UPC: 089859820229
Tags: Giallo (11), Horror (9), Mystery (8), Thriller (8), 1970s (7), Italian (6), 1970 (6), Italy (5), Crime (3), Murder (3), Serial Killer (3), Male Nudity (3), Victim (3), Photography (2), Fighting (2), Love (2), Jealousy (2), Friendship (2), Alcohol (2)
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"19.5. 2023 An American man who looks 100% Italian witnesses a murder and becomes so obsessed with the murder case that it endangers his relationship with his girlfriend. "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" is known as one of the films that made giallo genre famous but I don't see anything special about it. It is like many Hitchcock films with less charismatic actors and one surprising plot twist."


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