The Fifth Cord

The Fifth Cord

6.6IMDb Score
Released:1971-08-17
Duration:93 min
Country:Italy
Director:Luigi Bazzoni
Actors:Franco Nero, Silvia Monti, Wolfgang Preiss, Edmund Purdom, Rossella Falk
Production:Dario, B.R.C. Produzione Film

Overview:

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.

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