The Fifth Cord

A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.

1971

Mystery·Thriller·Horror

1h 33min

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Top Billed Cast

Franco Nero
Andrea Bild
Silvia Monti
Helene Volta
Wolfgang Preiss
Police inspector
Edmund Purdom
Edouard Vermont
Rossella Falk
Sophia Bini
Renato Romano
Dr. Richard Bini
Guido Alberti
Traversi
Luciano Bartoli
Walter Auer
Agostina Belli
Giulia Soavi
Maurizio Bonuglia
John Lubbock
Pamela Tiffin
Lu Auer
Corrado Gaipa
Editor
Andrea Scotti
Vogel
Ira von Fürstenberg
Isabel Lancia
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Man
Irio Fantini
Man
Michel Barnes
Tony Volta (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Clarain
Journalist in Bini's Home (uncredited)
Alfonso Giganti
Silvester party guest (uncredited)
Nando Sarlo
Man in Black Tie (uncredited)

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