Movie·1971·1h 33m
The Fifth Cord
Country
Italy
Language
Italian
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Giornata nera per l'ariete
A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.
Written By
Mario Fanelli, Mario Di Nardo
Producer
Manolo Bolognini
Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro
Music
Ennio Morricone
Editor
Eugenio Alabiso
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Franco Nero
Andrea Bild
Silvia Monti
Helene Volta
Wolfgang Preiss
Police inspector
Edmund Purdom
Edouard Vermont
Rossella Falk
Sophia Bini
Renato Romano
Dr. Richard Bini
Guido Alberti
Traversi
Luciano Bartoli
Walter Auer
Agostina Belli
Giulia Soavi
Maurizio Bonuglia
John Lubbock
Pamela Tiffin
Lu Auer
Corrado Gaipa
Editor
Andrea Scotti
Vogel
Ira von Fürstenberg
Isabel Lancia
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Man
Irio Fantini
Man
Michel Barnes
Tony Volta (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Clarain
Journalist in Bini's Home (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Luigi Bazzoni
Director, Writer
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Manolo Bolognini
Producer
Eugenio Alabiso
Editor
Mario Fanelli
Writer
Mario Di Nardo
Writer
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