The Terror with Cross-Eyes
1972 · 1h 33m · N/A
Comedy, Thriller
Directed by
Luca Sportelli
Overview
To gain fame quickly - three actors - Mino, Giacinto and Mirella, stage a fake murder (Mirella is the "victim"), then plan to find the "body" at the most opportune moment. Unfortunately, a real murder takes place in Mirella's apartment when a young woman named Margaret is killed. Having left abundant clues to the fake murder, Mino and Giacinto realise the only way to save themselves from jail is to find Margaret's killer. Despite the intrusions of a stupid police inspector, the two men discover she was killed by a mysterious "organization". Although every witness they try to question is killed by a hitman, they eventually unravel the mystery...
Director and cast
- Luca Sportelli Director
- Enrico Montesano as Mino Orlandi
- Alighiero Noschese as Giacinto Puddu
- Francis Blanche as Commissioner Pigna
- Isabella Biagini as Mirella Trombetti
- Lino Banfi as Vice Commissioner Magli
- María Baxa as Margaretha
- Luca Sportelli as Director
- Francesco Mulè as Quaestor
- Daniele Vargas as José
- Umberto Raho as Jean-Pierre, murderer
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