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Robert Dominici
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Hélène Martell
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Inspector Datti
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Mapi Galán | ... |
Susanna
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Renato Cortesi | ... |
Agent Marchi
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Antonella Ponziani | ... |
Gloria Datti
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Carola Stagnaro | ... |
Dr. Carla Pesenti
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Daniele Brado | ... |
Dr. Vanni
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Robert's Mother
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Lewis E. Ciannelli | ... |
Chief Physician
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Renata Dal Pozzo | ... |
Agent Corsi
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Giovanni Lombardo Radice | ... |
Father Giuliano
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Gianni Franco | ... |
Inspector
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Marino Masé | ... |
Expert on aging
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Police Comissioner Datti is investigating the murder of a female doctor whose murderer seems to be a thirty-fivish year old man. Soon another murder follows: Pianist Robert Dominici's girlfriend is found killed. The killer also challenges Datti on the phone and says he can't be caught since he has a secret which makes him invulnerable. In the meantime the clues seems to point in strange directions... Written by Salvatore Santangelo <pappagone2@libero.it>
To us horror fans, Euro-horror is the optimum; Portland's video/DVD store Movie Madness even has a section devoted to it. Unfortunately, "Un delitto poco comune" (called "Phantom of Death" in English) has little to show for itself. The plot involves something about a piano player (Michael York) who unwillingly assumes a different identity and goes around committing murders, but the whole movie is poorly strung together and barely goes anywhere. A particularly bad scene is when Donald Pleasance is telling someone something, and then they cut the scene and he finishes the sentence several minutes later! All in all, there are plenty of cool Italian horror flicks (anything by Mario Bava or Dario Argento is right up there). No need to waste your time on this one.