CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1982
Tenebre posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1982 1h 41m ITA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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CURATING YOUR NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Anthony Franciosa

Peter Neal

Giuliano Gemma

Giuliano Gemma

Detective Germani

Carola Stagnaro

Detective Altieri

John Steiner

Christiano Berti

John Saxon

John Saxon

Bullmer

Daria Nicolodi

Daria Nicolodi

Anne

Mirella D'Angelo

Tilde

Lara Wendel

Maria Alboretto