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:
Riccardo Freda, Sandro Continenza, Günter Ebert, Renato Romano.
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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) |
| Writing | Riccardo Freda | Screenplay |
| Camera | Mario Mazzoni | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Sandro Continenza | Screenplay |
| Sound | Nick Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Vivalda Vigorelli | Continuity |
| Editing | Riccardo Freda | Editor |
| Production | Giuseppe Chevalier | Production Designer |
| Writing | André Tranché | Dialogue |
| Production | Robert Dorfmann | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Enrico Sasso | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lamberto Marini | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ennio Nobili | Producer |
| Art | Giuseppe Chevalier | Art Direction |
| Writing | Günter Ebert | Screenplay |
| Editing | Bruno Micheli | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Gertrud Petermann | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Leo Massa | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Riccardo Freda | Director |
| Writing | Renato Romano | Screenplay |
| Production | Alfonso Donati | Production Manager |
| Directing | Leo Jahn | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Renato Doria | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Richard Mann | Novel |
| Sound | Stelvio Cipriani | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Silvano Ippoliti | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadia Vitali | Costume Designer |
| Production | Franco Fumagalli | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Aldo De Martino | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Ennio Marzocchini | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Giuseppe Bruno Bossio | Production Secretary |
| Production | Fritz Hammel | Unit Manager |