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The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)

Directed by Duccio Tessari

Mystery | Crime

Overview

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…

Length 99 minutes

Actors

Helmut Berger | Giancarlo Sbragia | Ida Galli | Wendy D'Olive | Günther Stoll | Carole André | Wolfgang Preiss | Lorella De Luca | Silvano Tranquilli | Peter Shepherd | Gabriella D'Olive | Stefano Oppedisano | Anna Zinnemann | Dana Ghia | Federica Tessari

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
05/24/2018PhoneStreamingVideo on Demand6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Spends about half the runtime in the court room. Most of story told in flashbacks from witness testimony. Not a great giallo but an okay murder mystery.

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