Das Rätsel des silbernen Halbmonds (1972)
Ein rätselhafter Mord erschüttert Rom. Eine junge Prostituierte wird auf einem Parkplatz brutal ermordet, und am Tatort findet die Polizei in ihrer Hand das Medaillon eines silbernen Halbmonds – zum Täter gibt es keine weiteren Hinweise. Kurz darauf geschehen weitere entsetzliche Morde an Frauen, und jedes Mal hinterlässt der Killer sein Markenzeichen. Welche Verbindung besteht zwischen den Ermordeten? Als auch Giulia während ihrer Hochzeitsreise von dem Täter überfallen wird, tappt die Polizei vollkommen im Dunkeln, da sich kein Zusammenhang herleiten lässt. Mario, der Mann von Giulia, versucht dem Täter auf eigene Faust auf die Schliche zu kommen und kann nach kurzer Zeit bereits einige Zusammenhänge aufdecken, doch der Mörder ist gewarnt und attackiert auch Mario …
Der Regisseur:
Umberto Lenzi
Die Autor:
Roberto Gianviti, Umberto Lenzi.
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Antonio Sabàto as Mario Gerosa |
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Uschi Glas as Giulia Torresi |
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Pier Paolo Capponi as Inspector Vismara |
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Rossella Falk as Elena Marchi |
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Marina Malfatti as Kathy Adams |
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Renato Romano as The Priest |
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Claudio Gora as Raffaele Ferri |
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Gabriella Giorgelli as Ines Tamburini - aka Toscana |
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Aldo Barberito as Lt. Palumbo |
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Bruno Corazzari as Barrett |
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Franco Fantasia as Lt. Renzi |
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Petra Schürmann as Concetta De Rosa |
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Ivano Davoli as Palmieri |
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Linda Sini as Wanda |
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Nello Pazzafini as Giovanni Rau |
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Carla Mancini as Anna's Maid |
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Enzo Andronico as Hotel Manager |
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Fulvio Mingozzi as Agent |
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Nestore Cavaricci as Agent |
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Marisa Mell as Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori |
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Armand Cava as Man (uncredited) |
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Ermelinda De Felice as The Doorkeeper (uncredited) |
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Filippo Del Bello as Parish priest (uncredited) |
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Vera Drudi as Asylum Patient (uncredited) |
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Tom Felleghy as Dr. Harris (uncredited) |
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Lina Franchi as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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Camille Keaton as Hippie Girl on Couch (uncredited) |
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Alba Maiolini as Asylum Patient with Doll (uncredited) |
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Ivana Novak as Asylum Nurse (uncredited) |
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Fulvio Pellegrino as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Andrea Scotti as Conductor (uncredited) |
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Alessandro Tedeschi as Man at Cemetery (uncredited) |
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Maria Tedeschi as Asylum Patient (uncredited) |
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Wolfgang Vrieslander as Member of the Methodist Church (uncredited) |
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Sandra Wolff as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Augusta Di Vincenzi as Woman at the airport (uncredited) |
| Directing | Umberto Lenzi | Director |
| Writing | Roberto Gianviti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Umberto Lenzi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Umberto Lenzi | Story |
| Writing | Cornell Woolrich | Novel |
| Production | Lamberto Palmieri | Producer |
| Production | Renato Romano | Producer |
| Sound | Riz Ortolani | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Angelo Lotti | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eugenio Alabiso | Editor |
| Production | Giacomo Caló Carducci | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giulia Mafai | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sergio Angeloni | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Graziosi | Hairstylist |
| Production | Sergio Borelli | Production Manager |
| Production | Herbert Kerz | Production Manager |
| Directing | Fulvio Barresi | Assistant Director |
| Art | Paolo D'Orazio | Other |
| Art | Asmi Nardó | Other |
| Art | E. Pandolfini | Other |
| Sound | Renato Marinelli | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Bruno Moreal | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Guido Ortenzi | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Mario Sbrenna | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvio Laurenzi | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | Amedeo Moriani | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Riz Ortolani | Conductor |
| Directing | Rosaria Cilento | Continuity |
| Production | Lamberto Palmieri | Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Edgar Wallace | Novel |