The Fifth Cord
| The Fifth Cord | |
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| Directed by | Luigi Bazzoni |
| Screenplay by | Mario di Nardo Mario Fanelli Luigi Bazzoni |
| Produced by | Manolo Bolognini |
| Starring | Franco Nero Silvia Monti Rossella Falk Edmund Purdom Maurizio Bonuglia Pamela Tiffin |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Production companies | B.R.C. Produzione Dario |
| Distributed by | Jumbo Cinematografica |
Release dates | 28 August, 1971 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
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.[1] The film is based on a novel with the same name by D.M. Devine.[2]
Cast
- Franco Nero as Andrea Bild
- Silvia Monti as Helene
- Pamela Tiffin as Lù Auer
- Wolfgang Preiss as Commissioner
- Princess Ira von Fürstenberg as Isabel Lancia
- Edmund Purdom as Edouard Vermont
- Maurizio Bonuglia as John Lubbock
- Rossella Falk as Sophia Binni
- Renato Romano as Dr. Richard Binni
- Guido Alberti as G. Traversi
- Agostina Belli as Giulia Soavi
- Luciano Bartoli as Walter Auer
- Corrado Gaipa as Andrea's Chief
- Andrea Scotti as Vogel
Critical reception
AllMovie called it an "outstanding giallo thriller".[3]
References
- ^ Giovannini, Fabio (1986). Dario Argento: il brivido, il sangue, il thrilling. Edizioni Dedalo.
- ^ Poppi, Roberto; Pecorari, Mario (1996). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Giornata Nera Per l'Ariete - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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