
The Cat o' Nine Tails(1971)
A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.


“Enter... if you dare the bizarre world of the psychosexual mind.”
A masked serial killer with psychosexual issues strangles female coeds with scarves before dismembering them. When a wealthy student identifies one of the scarves and thinks she has a lead on a suspect, she becomes the killer's next target, retreating to her family's remote cliffside villa with three of her girlfriends.

Suzy Kendall
Jane

Tina Aumont
Daniela Anselmi

Luc Merenda
Roberto

John Richardson
Prof. Franz

Roberto Bisacco
Stefano Vanzi

Ernesto Colli
Gianni Tomasso, the Scarf Vendor

Angela Covello
Katia

Carla Brait
Ursula

Conchita Airoldi
Carol Peterson

Patrizia Adiutori
Florence Heineken
Torso is a horror, thriller, mystery film released in 1973 exploring themes of psychopath, swamp, murder, serial killer, slasher, whodunit. Directed by Sergio Martino, it stars Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont, Luc Merenda. A masked serial killer with psychosexual issues strangles female coeds with scarves before dismembering them. When a wealthy student identifies one of the scarves and thinks she has a lead on a suspect, she becomes the killer's next target, retreating to her family's remote cliffside villa with three of her girlfriends.
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