Credited cast: | |||
Antonio Sabato | ... | Eddie Mills | |
Barbara Bouchet | ... | Anne Saxe | |
Faith Domergue | ... | Mrs. Valdes | |
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Corrado Gaipa | ... | Isaac Thetman |
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Giovanni Petrucci | ||
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Joe Pollini | ||
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Bill Stevens | ||
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James Smith | ||
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Phil Mead | ||
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Kurt Diamond | ||
Victor Buono | ... | John Hammond | |
Keenan Wynn | ... | Harry Davis | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Nello Pazzafini | ... | Man in Elevator | |
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Michael Santiago | ... | Hoodlum |
A state senator is murdered outside his home, and the police arrest a strange man described as having "icy eyes" for the crime. An Italian reporter finds a stripper who claims to have been an eyewitness to the assassination and saw the man with the icy eyes commit it. At his trial she testifies against him, and he's sentenced to death. However, the reporter soon begins to find holes in the stripper's story, and other circumstances arise which makes him believe that the wrong man may have been convicted. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
From the way this film started and from its title, I felt maybe we were in giallo territory but as this develops it becomes a much more routine thriller. Albeit and interesting, involving and largely successful one complete with suspenseful ending (just a little over done as we count the minutes to midnight!) and gas chamber scene. Set in Albuquerque, New Mexico, we see various real locations so this may have been real too, it certainly looked it. Adriano Bolzoni is not very convincing as the harried reporter running round trying to sort things out but I guess he looks good. As, of course does the majestic Barbara Bouchet, who acts her socks off (and everything else) and makes the very most of a modest part. I suppose the storyline is a bit weak and there aren't too many thrills and spills but it kept me happy. Partly, I think, because the supporting cast are good and varied, there is some humour, the thing keeps moving forward, it is well shot and it is also much helped by a jaunty soundtrack.