The Card Player - Tödliche Pokerspiele (2004)
Ein Serienkiller treibt sein Unwesen in Rom und er hat einen neuen Ansatz entwickelt, um mit der Polizei zu spielen: er entführt seine Opfer und zwingt die Behörden mit ihm um das Leben der Geisel eine Partie Onlinepoker zu spielen. Falls er gewinnt, bringt er das Opfer vor laufender Kamera um, andernfalls läßt er sie wieder frei. Die Polizistin Anna Mari nimmt sich des Falls an und bekommt von den britischen Kriminalbehörden bald Verstärkung, als eine englische Touristin dem Killer zum Opfer fällt. John Brennan unterstützt sie, wo er nur kann, doch die Spiele gehen fast immer zu Ungunsten der Beamten aus. Also holt sich Anna einen Pokerprofi in Gestalt von Remo zur Hilfe, doch der Killer ist noch lange nicht am Ende, er hat sogar damit gerechnet, daß die Polizisten ihm langsam auf die Spur kommen...
Der Regisseur:
Dario Argento
Die Autor:
Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini.
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Stefania Rocca as Anna Mari |
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Liam Cunningham as John Brennan |
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Silvio Muccino as Remo |
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Cosimo Fusco as Berardelli |
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Fiore Argento as Lucia Marini |
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Adalberto Maria Merli as Police Commissioner |
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Claudio Santamaria as Carlo Sturni |
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Mia Benedetta as Francesca |
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Giovanni Visentin as C.I.D. Chief |
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Claudio Mazzenga as Mario |
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Conchita Puglisi as Marta |
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Micaela Pignatelli as Professor Terzi |
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Luis Molteni as Pathologist |
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Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini as Anti-Hacker #1 |
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Alessandro Mistichelli as Anti-Hacker #2 |
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Francesco Guzzo as Anti-Hacker #3 |
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Pier Maria Cecchini as Flying Squad Chief |
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Jennifer Poli as Christine Girdler, First Victim |
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Elisabetta Rocchetti as Second Victim |
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Irene Quagliarella as Friend of the second victim |
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Vera Gemma as Third Victim |
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Ulisse Minervini as Alvaro |
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Antonio Cantafora as Vice Squad Chief Marini |
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Mario Opinato as Inspector Morgani |
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Gualtiero Scola as Crime Scene Investigator |
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Robert Madison as Gustavo |
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Emanuel Bevilacqua as Slot Machine Arcade Owner |
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Robert Dawson as Embassy Employee |
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Adriana Fonzi Cruciani as Bunny |
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Carla Fonzi Cruciani as Bunny's Sister |
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Elena Falgheri as Teacher |
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Michele Pellegrini as Young man |
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Isabella Celani as Doctor |
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Fiore Cosimo as Police Operator (uncredited) |
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Lynn Swanson as C.I.D. wife (uncredited) |
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Franco Vitale as Police Photographer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Dario Argento | Director |
| Camera | Benoît Debie | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Claudio Simonetti | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Dario Argento | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dario Argento | Story |
| Writing | Franco Ferrini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Franco Ferrini | Story |
| Writing | Phoebe Scholfield | Dialogue |
| Production | Claudio Argento | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dario Argento | Producer |
| Editing | Walter Fasano | Editor |
| Production | Roy Bava | Casting |
| Art | Marina Pinzuti Ansolini | Production Design |
| Art | Massimo Antonello Geleng | Production Design |
| Art | Massimo Antonello Geleng | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrizia Chericoni | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florence Emir | Costume Design |
| Directing | Roy Bava | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Francesco Perri | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marco Santoro | Third Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jay Benedict | Dialogue |
