Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town rife with superstition and a distrust of outsiders.
Director:
Lucio Fulci
Writers:
Gianfranco Clerici, Lucio Fulci, Roberto Gianviti.
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Florinda Bolkan as Maciara |
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Barbara Bouchet as Patrizia |
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Tomas Milian as Andrea Martelli |
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Irene Papas as Dona Aurelia Avallone |
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Marc Porel as Don Alberto Avallone |
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Georges Wilson as Francesco |
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Antonello Campodifiori as Police Lieutenant |
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Ugo D'Alessio as Captain Modesti |
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Virgilio Gazzolo as Police Commissioner |
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Vito Passeri as Giuseppe Barra |
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Rosalia Maggio as Mrs. Spriano - Michele's Mother |
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Andrea Aureli as Mr. Lo Cascio, Bruno's Father |
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Franco Balducci as Mr. Spriano, Michele's Father |
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John Bartha as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Duilio Cruciani as Mario (uncredited) |
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Linda Sini as Mrs. Lo Cascio, Bruno's Mother |
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Fausta Avelli as Malvina (uncredited) |
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Gianfranco Barra as Impallomeni (uncredited) |
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Domenico Semeraro as Dwarf (uncredited) |
| Production | Renato Jaboni | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Riz Ortolani | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Gianfranco Clerici | Screenplay |
| Writing | Roberto Gianviti | Story |
| Writing | Lucio Fulci | Story |
| Editing | Ornella Micheli | Editor |
| Writing | Lucio Fulci | Screenplay |
| Camera | Giovanni Bergamini | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Lucio Fulci | Director |
| Writing | Roberto Gianviti | Screenplay |
| Camera | Sergio D'Offizi | Director of Photography |
| Art | Pier Luigi Basile | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nilo Jacoponi | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Giorgio Garibaldi Schwarze | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Aurelio Pennacchia | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ezio Marcorin | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosa Luciani | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Di Girolamo | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Roberto Giandalia | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Valerio Ferri | Administration |
| Art | Pier Luigi Basile | Set Designer |
| Production | Massimo Civilotti | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Francesco Cinieri | Assistant Director |
| Production | Agostino Pane | Production Manager |
| Sound | Riz Ortolani | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabetta Poccioni | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Pier Luigi Basile | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Bruno Micheli | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Donato Bitetto | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Enrico Lucidi | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Trani | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marisa Crimi | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Massimo Iabone | Sound Engineer |