Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)

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102 min - Horror | Mystery | Thriller - 29 September 1972 (Italy)

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A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town that's rife with superstition and distrust of outsiders.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Florinda Bolkan	...	Maciara
	Barbara Bouchet	...	Patrizia
	Tomas Milian	...	Andrea Martelli
	Irene Papas	...	Dona Aurelia Avallone
	Marc Porel	...	Don Alberto Avallone
	Georges Wilson	...	Francesco
	Antonello Campodifiori	...	Police Lieutenant
	Ugo D'Alessio	...	Captain Modesti
	Virgilio Gazzolo	...	Police Commissioner
	Vito Passeri	...	Giuseppe Barra
	Rosalia Maggio	...	Mrs. Spriano - Michele's mother
	Andrea Aureli	...	Mr. Lo Cascio, Bruno's father
	Linda Sini	...	Mrs. Lo Cascio, Bruno's mother
	Franco Balducci	...	Mr. Spriano, Michele's father

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Storyline

A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town that's rife with superstition and distrust of outsiders.

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Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

29 September 1972 (Italy) See more »

Also Known As:

Angustia de silencio See more »

Filming Locations:

Matera, Basilicata, Italy See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 1,101,461,000 (Italy)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Medusa Produzione See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Composer Riz Ortolani reused a small segment of music from this film in his later composition for Cannibal Holocaust. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Horror Business (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Quei giorni insieme a te"
Composed by Jaja Fiastri and Riz Ortolani
Performed by Ornella Vanoni See more »

Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
Non si sevizia un paperino (original title)

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