L'assassino è costretto ad uccidere ancora (1975)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Luigi Cozzi

Writers:

Adriano Bolzoni (dialogue)
Luigi Cozzi (screenplay)

Genre:

Thriller | Horror

Plot:

Giorgio is a greedy adulterer who makes a deal with a serial killer (Michel Antoine) to dispose of his wealthy wife...

Plot Keywords:

Killer | Car | Serial Killer | Psycho Killer | Car Driving

Cast

George Hilton	...	Giorgio Mainardi
Antoine Saint-John	...	The Killer (as Michel Antoine)
Femi Benussi	...	Dizzy Blonde
Cristina Galbó	...	Laura
Eduardo Fajardo	...	Police Inspector
Teresa Velázquez	...	Norma Mainardi
Alessio Orano	...	Luca
Dario Griachi
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Carla Mancini

Also Known As:

Il ragno (Italy)
The Dark Is Death's Friend (USA) (dubbed version)
The Killer Must Kill Again (USA) (DVD title)
The Killer Must Strike Again (USA) (dubbed version)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Italy:VM18

Company:

Albione Cinematografica

Quotes:

[first lines]
Nora Mainardi: What do you take me for, an idiot? Well, you'll find out just how wrong you are!
Mainardi: An idiot? Oh, no, you're no idiot, my love! What you are is an hysterical lunatic!
Nora Mainardi: An hysterical lunatic? And who the hell is this Federica telephoning every ten minutes with that sexy voice of hers?
Mainardi: Cut it out. This Federica, whoever she is, has got to be a client.
Nora Mainardi: Sure, just like all the others. Whores: that's all they are.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in De vierde man (1983)

Great giallo.

Looking for a way to get rid of his wife Nora,a wealthy womanizer blackmails a murderer into eliminating her.The assassin follows the plan the two men devised and brutally strangles Nora while her husband is whooping it up at a party with friends.The killer dumps Nora's corpse into the trunk of his car and returns to the house to remove any fingerprints.Upon returning to his car he discovers it's gone,along with the body of Nora!It appears that two youths have stolen the car for a joyride unknowingly setting off a chain of events that will make them the next target for the now..."The Killer Must Strike Again" is a particularly effective giallo filled with a healthy dose of sex and violence.The structure of the film is quite unusual:for example Cozzi inter-cuts scenes of a young couple making love in a car with that of the killer brutally raping a young woman.Give this sadly neglected giallo a look.8 out of 10.