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The Bloodstained Butterfly

The Bloodstained Butterfly

A brutal murder cannot be solved. But the murderer has been recognized by someone...

19716.11h 39m

Overview

When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...

Directed by Duccio Tessari
Written by Gianfranco Clerici, Duccio Tessari, Edgar Wallace
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Top Cast

Helmut Berger

Helmut Berger

Giorgio

Giancarlo Sbragia

Giancarlo Sbragia

Alessandro Marchi

Ida Galli

Ida Galli

Maria Marchi

Wendy D'Olive

Wendy D'Olive

Sarah Marchi

Günther Stoll

Günther Stoll

Attorney Giulio Cordaro

Carole André

Carole André

Françoise Pigaut

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

The Prosecutor

Lorella De Luca

Lorella De Luca

Marta Clerici

Silvano Tranquilli

Silvano Tranquilli

Inspector Berardi

P

Peter Shepherd

The Inspector's Assistant

Themes & Keywords

whodunitplaying pianomurder investigationmiscarriage of justice

About The Bloodstained Butterfly

The Bloodstained Butterfly is a thriller, mystery, horror film released in 1971 exploring themes of whodunit, playing piano, murder investigation, miscarriage of justice. Directed by Duccio Tessari, it stars Helmut Berger, Giancarlo Sbragia, Ida Galli. When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...

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