Rotten
Dario Argento's undistinguished Italian thriller was an unexpected hit in 1969, thanks largely, one suspects, to some violent scenes that were unusually graphic for their time.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
All the screaming in the world won't help!
1970 · 1h 36m · GP
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Dario Argento
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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Overview
An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investigation, despite him and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.
Director and cast
- Dario Argento Director
- Tony Musante as Sam Dalmas
- Suzy Kendall as Julia
- Enrico Maria Salerno as Inspector Morosini
- Eva Renzi as Monica Ranieri
- Umberto Raho as Alberto Ranieri
- Renato Romano as Professor Carlo Dover
- Giuseppe Castellano as Monti
- Mario Adorf as Berto Consalvi
- Pino Patti as Faiena
- Gildo Di Marco as Garullo
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Now king of the spaghetti slasher, Argento made his directorial debut with this tightly constructed thriller.
David Thompson, Time Out
Fresh
[It] has the energy to support its elaborateness and the decency to display its devices with style. Something from each of its better models has stuck, and it is pleasant to rediscover old horrors in such handsome new decor.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
Its scares are on a much more basic level than in, say, a thriller by Hitchcock. It works mostly by exploiting our fear of the dark.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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