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The Fifth Cord: Directed by Luigi Bazzoni. With Franco Nero, Silvia Monti, Wolfgang Preiss, Ira von Fürstenberg. A maverick, heavy-drinking journalist pursues a killer who is targeting acquaintances of his, prompting the police to brand him a suspect in their investigation.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Luigi Bazzoni
- 1975-01
Feb 1, 2019 · As with The Possessed, the story is based on a novel, which is uncommon for gialli. This time it’s a book by David Mcdonald Devine, a successful crime writer who penned 13 novels published over two decades from 1961 to 1981. His novel The Fifth Cord came out in 1967, just a few years before the movie, and was set in rural Scotland. Clearly ...
The Fifth Cord (Italian: Giornata nera per l'ariete, lit. "Black Day for Aries") is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Luigi Bazzoni. The film's Italian title reprises Dario Argento's practice of using animals in the titles of his thriller films. The film is based on a novel with the same name by D.M. Devine.
- The Fifth Cord, by D.M. Devine
- 28 August 1971
- Manolo Bolognini
- Ennio Morricone
Based on David McDonald Devine's novel - but based in Italy, not Scotland as in the book - The Fifth Cord starts with a man barely surviving a vicious attack on the way home from a New Year's Eve party.
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THE FIFTH CORD (1971) A giallo actually based on a literary source (here it’s the novel by D.M. Devine covered in Peter Jilmstad’s essay in the booklet included with this release), Luigi Bazzoni’s thriller The Fifth Cord has an entertaining enough but perfunctory mystery at its core.
Feb 19, 2019 · The actual look of the film is very interesting, a snapshot of early 70’s Italy, with some seemingly good performances. Nero is always intense and supremely watchable, as is the glorious Silvia Monti, but the story itself (based on a UK novel set in Scotland) is protracted and I have to admit, I was longing to fast forward through much of it.
Articles: The Fifth Cord. Featured. July 20th 2019. By. Patrick Dahl. Director Luigi Bazzoni made five films, three lensed by his cousin Vittorio Storaro, whose intoxicating photography is the partnership’s true legacy.
