Die Bestie mit dem feurigen Atem (1971)
Im Kofferraum des Schweizer Botschafters Sobiersky wird eine stark entstellte Leiche gefunden. Es ist eine ehemalige Geliebte des Diplomaten. Noch tappt die Polizei im Dunkeln, wer der Mörder sein könnte, da schlägt dieser ein erneutes Mal zu. Er muss aus dem nahen Umfeld der Familie stammen. Das weiß auch Detective John Norton , ein harter Kerl der Dubliner Polizei, der im Verlauf seiner Ermittlungen eine heiße Affäre mit der schönen Botschafterstochter Helen beginnt. Doch je näher John der Lösung des Falles kommt, desto größer wird nicht nur die Gefahr für sein Leib und Leben, sondern auch für das seiner Familie...
Der Regisseur:
Riccardo Freda
Die Autor:
Günter Ebert, Renato Romano, Sandro Continenza, Riccardo Freda.
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Luigi Pistilli as ex-Inspector John Norton |
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Dagmar Lassander as Helene Sobieski |
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Anton Diffring as Ambassador Sobieski |
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Arthur O'Sullivan as Inspector Lawrence |
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Werner Pochath as Marc Sobieski (as Werner Pochat) |
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Dominique Boschero as Ambassador Sobieski's mistress |
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Renato Romano as Mandel, the chauffeur |
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Sergio Doria as Walter |
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Ruth Durley as Norton's mother |
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Valentina Cortese as Madame Sobieski |
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Emmet Bergin as Man in café (uncredited) |
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Niall Tóibín as Doctor (uncredited) |
| Production | Ennio Nobili | Producer |
| Production | Giuseppe Chevalier | Production Designer |
| Production | Alfonso Donati | Production Manager |
| Writing | Günter Ebert | Screenplay |
| Editing | Riccardo Freda | Editor |
| Production | Fritz Hammel | Unit Manager |
| Production | Franco Fumagalli | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Stelvio Cipriani | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lamberto Marini | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Riccardo Freda | Director |
| Writing | Renato Romano | Screenplay |
| Production | Robert Dorfmann | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadia Vitali | Costume Designer |
| Writing | Sandro Continenza | Screenplay |
| Writing | André Tranché | Dialogue |
| Writing | Richard Mann | Novel |
| Camera | Silvano Ippoliti | Director of Photography |
| Art | Giuseppe Chevalier | Art Direction |
| Writing | Riccardo Freda | Screenplay |
| Directing | Leo Jahn | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Enrico Sasso | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mario Mazzoni | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Ennio Marzocchini | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Aldo De Martino | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Vivalda Vigorelli | Continuity |
| Sound | Nick Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Bruno Micheli | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Renato Doria | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Leo Massa | Still Photographer |
| Production | Giuseppe Bruno Bossio | Production Secretary |
| Editing | Gertrud Petermann | Assistant Editor |