The Killer is Not Alone (1975)
"El asesino no está solo" (original title)

Director:

Jesús García de Dueñas

Writers:

Jesús Torbado (screenplay), Jesús García de Dueñas (screenplay)

Stars:

Lola Flores, James Philbrook, Teresa Rabal

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lola Flores	...	Doña Dolores
James Philbrook	...	Don Enrique Nieto
Teresa Rabal	...	Mónica
David Carpenter	...	Julio Nieto
Francisco Pierrá
José Vivó
Juan José Otegui
Manuel Alexandre	...	Detective 1
Mayrata O'Wisiedo	...	Carmen
Maria Rohm	...	Teresa (as María Rohm)
María José Cantudo	...	Sara
Ángel Menéndez
Luis Ciges	...	Detective 3
Roberto Daniel
Chiro Bermejo

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | trauma

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

3 November 1975 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Killer is Not Alone

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 6,199,785 (Spain) (3 September 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Andrés Vicente Gómez Montero, Eguiluz Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"No le roces con tu sonrisa"
Written by Ann Collin (as Collin), Jesús García de Dueñas (as Dueñas) and Pattuchi
Performed by Ann Collin

User Reviews

he gets flashbacks, as do we, when he is kissed by a woman

The Spanish, of course, could never quite do the giallo the way the Italians could, but this example is a real let down. Its a particular shame because this is a bright, colourful print with good subtitles, but oh dear! Mr. Duenas was, apparently, more used to making documentaries and he certainly shows here a distinct lack of skill in directing a thriller. The main premise of the film also makes things very difficult from the very start. Our hero/killer has suffered some traumatic childhood event, and he gets flashbacks, as do we, when he is kissed by a woman. Unfortunately we have to believe that all these women find him so attractive, when he spends his time cringing and sneering. Maybe and just maybe because most Spanish guys are so macho that the ladies find this child like reluctance endearing? I don't know but its no good for us and for the first time ever in one of these movies we never actually get the reveal on what really caused the problem! I have a hunch that this just might have been cut from this print because of adult/child interaction but I'm probably being generous. Inept.