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Death Smiles on a Murderer is a italien film of genre Fantastic directed by Joe D'Amato with Ewa Aulin
Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973)
La morte ha sorriso all'assassino
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Add to a movie listLa Mort a souri à l'assassin (La morte ha sorriso all'assassino) est un giallo italien coécrit et réalisé par Joe D'Amato , sorti en 1973.
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1909. Une jeune fille, Greta, a un accident de carrosse. Elle porte à son cou un mystérieux médaillon inca. Un couple est témoin du drame et l'a recueille tout d'abord dans sa maison où elle recouvrera assez de mémoire pour retrouver son prénom. Puis un étrange médecin, le docteur Sturges, l'emmène dans sa clinique privée pour femmes pour la guérir. Ce dernier remarque immédiatement son bijou autour de son cou et il croit qu'elle est une zombie. Trois ans auparavant, suite à son décès, son frère bossu, Franz, lui a redonné la vie grâce à ce médaillon qu'elle doit désormais toujours porter avec elle. Revigoré par cette découverte stupéfiante sur la résurrection, le médecin relance ses recherches scientifiques en expérimentant dans les sous-sols caverneux de sa clinique où il conserve des animaux et des cadavres froidement conservés. Pendant ce temps, ses autres patientes sont perturbées par l'arrivée de Greta qui déclenche une véritable hantise, générant chez elles à la fois hallucinations, paranoïa, passion et violence. Dans les couloirs de l'établissement, un tueur invisible y sème la terreur.Actors
Ewa Aulin
(Greta von Holstein)
Klaus Kinski
(Dr. Sturges)
Luciano Rossi
(Franz)
Attilio Dottesio
(Inspector Dannick)
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
(Dr. von Ravensbrück - Walter's Father)
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