| 'Don't Torture A Duckling' | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lucio Fulci |
| Produced by | Renato Jaboni |
| Written by | Gianfranco Clerici Lucio Fulci Roberto Gianviti |
| Starring | Florinda Bolkan Barbara Bouchet Tomas Milian |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Cinematography | Sergio D'Offizi |
| Editing by | Ornella Micheli |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment (DVD) |
| Release date(s) | 1972 |
| Running time | 102 mins |
| Country |  September 29, 1972 |
| Language | Italian(English dub) |
| IMDb profile | |
Don't Torture a Duckling, ( Italian: Non si sevizia un paperino) is a Giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci in 1972. Lucio Fulci ( June 17, 1927 – March 13, 1996) was an Italian film director, Screenwriter, and Actor Gianfranco Clerici is an Italian writer of numerous screenplays for Italian film and television productions Lucio Fulci ( June 17, 1927 – March 13, 1996) was an Italian film director, Screenwriter, and Actor Florinda Bolkan (born 15 February 1941) is a Brazilian actress, working mostly in Italy. Barbara Bouchet, (born as Barbara Goutscher on August 15, 1943 in Reichenberg) is an actress and entrepreneuse Tomás Milián, real name Tomás Quintín Rodriguez (born March 3, 1932) is a Cuban American actor Riziero "Riz" Ortolani ( September 4, 1931 in Pesaro, Italy) is an Italian film composer Anchor Bay Entertainment is a home entertainment company and a division of Starz Media, which is a unit of Starz LLC. The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Lucio Fulci ( June 17, 1927 – March 13, 1996) was an Italian film director, Screenwriter, and Actor Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The film is important to Fulci's filmography because it is one of the first in which he began using violent gore effects. Something which he would continue to do in his later films such as Zombie, The Beyond and City of the Living Dead. zombie is a reanimated human corpse Stories of zombies originated in the Afro-Caribbean spiritual belief system of Vodou, which told of the people being controlled City of the Living Dead ( Italian title Paura nella città dei morti viventi) is an Italian zombie film from director Lucio It's also Fulci's personal favorite, of all the films he directed.
The soundtrack was composed by Riz Ortolani and features vocals by Ornella Vanoni. Riziero "Riz" Ortolani ( September 4, 1931 in Pesaro, Italy) is an Italian film composer Ornella Vanoni (born September 22 1934 in Milan) is an Italian singer
Plot
A child killer is strangling young boys in a small Italian village and it's up to a visiting reporter from Rome, named Andrea (Tomas Milian) and a local girl named Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet) to find the killer before he/she kills again. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Tomás Milián, real name Tomás Quintín Rodriguez (born March 3, 1932) is a Cuban American actor Barbara Bouchet, (born as Barbara Goutscher on August 15, 1943 in Reichenberg) is an actress and entrepreneuse With a regional state police commissioner assisting the village police chief with the investigation, a number of locals are assumed to be the killer. Among them include Maciara (Florinda Bolkan), a local Gypsy "witch"; Francesco (Georges Wilson), an eccentric hermit; Giuseppe (Vito Passer), a local simpleton and Peeping Tom; Don Alberto Avallone (Marc Porel), a young priest; as well as his dour and mysterious mother (Irene Papas). Florinda Bolkan (born 15 February 1941) is a Brazilian actress, working mostly in Italy. Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers Georges Wilson ( George Wilson, born October 7, 1921) is an French Film and Television Actor. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Irene Papas ( Greek Ειρήνη Παππά born September 3 1926) is a Greek actress and occasional Singer, who has starred
Featured Cast (in alphabetical order)
- Florinda Bolkan . Florinda Bolkan (born 15 February 1941) is a Brazilian actress, working mostly in Italy. . . Maciara
- Barbara Bouchet . Barbara Bouchet, (born as Barbara Goutscher on August 15, 1943 in Reichenberg) is an actress and entrepreneuse . . Patrizia
- Tomas Milian . Tomás Milián, real name Tomás Quintín Rodriguez (born March 3, 1932) is a Cuban American actor . . Andrea Martelli
- Irene Papas . Irene Papas ( Greek Ειρήνη Παππά born September 3 1926) is a Greek actress and occasional Singer, who has starred . . Dona Aurelia Avallone
- Marc Porel . . . Don Alberto Avallone
- Georges Wilson . Georges Wilson ( George Wilson, born October 7, 1921) is an French Film and Television Actor. . . Francesco
- Antonello Campodifiori . . . Police Lieutenant
- Ugo D'Alessio . . . Captain Podesti
- Virgilio Gazzolo. . . Police Commissioner
- Vito Passeri . . . Giuseppe Barra
- Rosalia Maggio . . . Mrs. Spriano, Michele's mother
- Andrea Aureli . . . Mr. Lo Cascio, Bruno's father
- Linda Sini . . . Mrs. Lo Cascio, Bruno's mother
- Franco Balducci . . . Mr. Spriano, Michele's father
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