A series of random suicides in Rome, Italy are attributed to a heatwave, but a young pathologist named Simona—who is working on a thesis about murders disguised as suicides—suspects otherwise. When a young girl associated with Simona's playboy father ends up dead in another apparent suicide, Simona teams up with the girl's priest brother to prove she was murdered and track down the unknown serial killer.
Cinematography
Rome looks gorgeous and diseased simultaneously
Practical Effects
Gruesome autopsy sequences that'll make you squirm
Director
Armando Crispino
Mimsy Farmer
Simona Sanna
Barry Primus
Father Paul Lenox
Ray Lovelock
Riccardo
Angela Goodwin
Danielle
Massimo Serato
Gianni Sanna
Ernesto Colli
Ivo
Leonardo Severini
Caretaker
Antonio Casale
Inspector Silvestri
Giovanni Di Benedetto
Professor Mari
Pier Giovanni Anchisi
Archivist at Criminal Museum (as Piero Anchisi)
Sergio Sinceri
Doctor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Italy's 'Years of Lead,' the paranoia mirrors real national anxiety.
Mimsy Farmer was American but became a giallo staple—this was her third with Crispino.
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