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L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (1970) -- A writer is stalked by a serial killer after witnessing a murder attempt on one woman's life.

Overview

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Director:
Dario Argento
Writer:
Dario Argento (writer)
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Release Date:
12 June 1970 (USA) more
Tagline:
A stunning portrait in psycho-terror! more
Plot:
A writer is stalked by a serial killer after witnessing a murder attempt on one woman's life. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Giallo (Film Review)
 (From Fangoria. 13 July 2009, 12:53 PM, PDT)

New Stills: Giallo and Coffin Rock
 (From Dread Central. 6 July 2009, 3:23 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
The seeds of the genre had already been sown but here Argento strikes out stylishly and makes a massive mark more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tony Musante ... Sam Dalmas
Suzy Kendall ... Julia
Enrico Maria Salerno ... Inspector Morosini
Eva Renzi ... Monica Ranieri
Umberto Raho ... Alberto Ranieri

Renato Romano ... Professor Carlo Dover (as Raf Valenti)
Giuseppe Castellano ... Monti
Mario Adorf ... Berto Consalvi
Pino Patti ... Faiena
Gildo Di Marco ... Garullo
Rosita Torosh ... 4th Victim (as Rosa Toros)
Omar Bonaro ... Police Detective
Fulvio Mingozzi ... Police Detective
Werner Peters ... Antique Dealer
Karen Valenti ... Tina, 5th Victim
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bird with the Glass Feathers
Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Handschuhe (West Germany)
Phantom of Terror
Point of Terror (USA) (alternative title)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (USA)
The Gallery Murders
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Runtime:
98 min | Argentina:105 min | Germany:101 min | Netherlands:92 min | USA:96 min | Finland:97 min (1972) | Belgium:108 min (VHS version)
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Norway:16 (1971) | Sweden:15 (cut) | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2005) | UK:18 (video rating) (1983) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:16 | Iceland:16

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Trivia:
This was the first solo directing credit for Dario Argento. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: At Wilkinson foundation near the beginning of the movie, the silhouette of a cameraman can be seen in the displays glass. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Grindhouse (2007) more

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What significance does the title "The Bird With the Crystal Plumage" have in relation to the film?
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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
The seeds of the genre had already been sown but here Argento strikes out stylishly and makes a massive mark, 27 March 2006
9/10
Author: christopher-underwood from Greenwich - London

Very fine debut that set the trend for giallo for the next half dozen years. The seeds of the genre had already been sown but here Argento strikes out stylishly and makes a massive mark. It was interesting watching this again after having seen so many giallo since first seeing this and seeing just how much influence this had been. There are elements, particularly visually, that we will see developed in later Argento films as well as the many imitators. So many red herrings and unanswered questions, of course, but by now we are used to that and others would be freed by this incompleteness to go on and create marvellous colourful multi-layered nonsense for us all to revel in. The Morricone score must also be mentioned for it is of monumental proportions covering the widest range possible from the children's voices through symphonic passages and to the almost abstract.

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