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FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET

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Original Title : 4 mosche di velluto grigio Year : 1971 Director : Dario Argento Writer : Dario Argento , Luigi Cozzi (story), Mario Foglietti (story) IMDb : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066735/ Genre : Giallo Synopsis: A musician is stalked by an unknown killer who's blackmailing him for an accidential killing of another stalker. But is everything what it appears to be? A bit of a hiatus there from my number themed flicks. Would you expect any less (more) from me? Four Flies comes from a Dario Argento that hadn't yet reached his prime. (And if you are still counting today, he is well past it.) It is part of an unofficial "Animals Trilogy," consisting of three completely unrelated films that all have an animal in the title. The Bird With The Crystal Plumage , Cat O' Nine Tails , and this film. These were his first three directed films, although he had been a screenwriter for awhile before this. Most likely because it was still early on in his direction career, w...

COLD EYES OF FEAR

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Original Title : Gli occhi freddi della paura Year : 1971 Director : Enzo G. Castellari Writer : Leo Anchóriz (screenplay, story), Tito Carpi (screenplay, story), Enzo G. Castellari (screenplay, story) IMDB : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067511/ Genre : Giallo Mr. September Enzo Castellari threw his hat into the giallo ring a few years and a few lesser-known westerns later. "Giallo" may need some quotes around it in this case... synopsis swiped from http://www.doomedmoviethon.com/reviews2/217coldeyesoffear.htm : One night, Peter Flower (played by Gianni Garko) brings his date, Anna (Giovanna Ralli), home to his uncle’s house for some fun. His uncle is Judge Juez Flower (Fernando Rey) who is busy at the office and won’t be home until late. Peter’s plans are soon spoiled by the gun-toting Quill (Julián Mateos) who takes he and Anna hostage. They think they are saved when a cop shows up he is actually Arthur Welt (Frank Wolff), a criminal who Peter’s uncle sent to jail many y...