Movie·1971·1h 39m
The Bloodstained Butterfly
A brutal murder cannot be solved. But the murderer has been recognized by someone...
Country
Italy
Language
Italian
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate
When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...
Written By
Gianfranco Clerici
Cinematography
Carlo Carlini
Music
Gianni Ferrio
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
58 votes
Where to watch
Region: GB
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// cast
Cast
Helmut Berger
Giorgio
Giancarlo Sbragia
Alessandro Marchi
Ida Galli
Maria Marchi
Wendy D'Olive
Sarah Marchi
Günther Stoll
Attorney Giulio Cordaro
Carole André
Françoise Pigaut
Wolfgang Preiss
The Prosecutor
Lorella De Luca
Marta Clerici
Silvano Tranquilli
Inspector Berardi
Peter Shepherd
The Inspector's Assistant
Gabriella D'Olive
Gabriella Giusti
Stefano Oppedisano
Anna Zinnemann
Anna Bellini
Dana Ghia
Giorgio's Mother
Federica Tessari
Federica Sartesi
// crew
Crew
Duccio Tessari
Director, Writer
Gianfranco Clerici
Writer
Carlo Carlini
Director of Photography
Gianni Ferrio
Original Music Composer
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