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The Fifth Cord (1971)

The Fifth Cord

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1h 28m

Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

August 17th, 1971

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Franco Nero
Andrea Bild
Silvia Monti
Helene Volta
Wolfgang Preiss
Police Inspector
Ira von Fürstenberg
Isabel Lancia
Edmund Purdom
Edouard Vermont
Rossella Falk
Sofia Bini
Renato Romano
Dr. Riccardo Bini
Guido Alberti
Redattore Capo G. Traversi
Luciano Bartoli
Walter Auer
Agostina Belli
Giulia Soavi
Full cast & crew

Directors

Luigi Bazzoni
Full cast & crew

Producers

Manolo Bolognini
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

David McDonald Devine
based on the novel by
(as D.M. Devine)
Mario di Nardo
screenplay
(???)
Mario Fanelli
screenplay
(as Mario Fenelli)
Full cast & crew

Keywords

revenge
nudity
male nudity
All Keywords

Country of Origin

Italy

Languages

Italian

Release Dates

October 27th, 1972 (Finland)
May 1st, 1972 (France) (limited)
September 5th, 1987 (Germany) (East Germany) (Theatrical)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Giornata nera per l'ariete (original title)
Giornata nera per l'ariete (Australia)
The Fifth Chord (Belgium) (alternative title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy (studio) (as Incir De Paolis Studios)
Piazzale dell'Agricoltura, 24, Roma, Italy (Office Party)
Roma, Italy
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Running Times

88 min ((UK))
90 min (Italy)
92 min
All Running Times

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

B.R.C. Produzione S.r.l. (produced for) (as BRC Film Productions s.r.l.)
Dario (produced for)
B.R.C. Produzione Film (Italy)

Distribution Companies

Palma Video (Belgium) (through)
Excelsior Films (Belgium)
M6 (France) (dubbed version) / dubbed version
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Other Companies

Fono Roma (sound registration)
Cinitalia Edizioni (English edition by) (as Cinitalia)
Rocchetti (wigs by)
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