The Bloodstained Butterfly1971
“A brutal murder cannot be solved. But the murderer has been recognized by someone...”
Directed by Duccio Tessari
The premise
When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...
Horror Vault's take
A young woman is murdered in a rain-soaked park, and all signs point to a well-known television personality — until the case refuses to stay neatly solved. Italian giallo master craftsmanship drives this 1971 whodunit through courtroom intrigue and mounting dread as the body count quietly refuses to cooperate with the official verdict. Red herrings and a suffocating sense of paranoia keep viewers second-guessing every suspect, every motive, and every convenient piece of evidence. Stylish and methodical, it rewards patient viewers who enjoy their horror served cold and cerebral.
Content: Violence Against Women, Murder Sequences, Mild Thriller Violence
Cast
Helmut Berger
Giorgio
Giancarlo Sbragia
Alessandro Marchi
Ida Galli
Maria Marchi
Wendy D'Olive
Sarah Marchi
Günther Stoll
Attorney Giulio Cordaro
Carole André
Françoise Pigaut
Wolfgang Preiss
The Prosecutor
Lorella De Luca
Marta Clerici
Silvano Tranquilli
Inspector Berardi
Peter Shepherd
The Inspector's Assistant
Gabriella D'Olive
Gabriella Giusti
Stefano Oppedisano
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