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The Green Trail

The Green Trail

19755.81 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Set in the USA, the plot concerns Thomas Norton, a researcher in the field of lie detection, who provides his services to courts and private industry. One day he idly attaches electrodes to a plant in his office, and is surprised to find it responds with recognisable emotional reactions to the stimuli he gives it. He pursues this research, and keeps a plant wired up in his lab. When a woman who lives in his building is mysteriously murdered in his lab, the plant is the only witness to the crime.

Created by Flavio Niccolini
Written by Flavio Niccolini
NetworksRai 1

Top Cast

Sergio Fantoni

Sergio Fantoni

Thomas Norton

Paola Pitagora

Paola Pitagora

Margaret Stakowski

Marco Bonetti

Marco Bonetti

Mark Bennett

Sergio Rossi

Sergio Rossi

The Lieutenant

Luigi Casellato

Luigi Casellato

Nick

Paola Montenero

Paola Montenero

Betty Segal

Paolo Malco

Paolo Malco

John Ginsberg

Arturo Dominici

Arturo Dominici

Burton

Themes & Keywords

miniseries

About The Green Trail

The Green Trail is a sci-fi & fantasy, mystery series that first aired in 1975 exploring themes of miniseries. Created by Flavio Niccolini, it stars Sergio Fantoni, Paola Pitagora, Marco Bonetti. Set in the USA, the plot concerns Thomas Norton, a researcher in the field of lie detection, who provides his services to courts and private industry. One day he idly attaches electrodes to a plant in his office, and is surprised to find it responds with recognisable emotional reactions to the stimuli he gives it. He pursues this research, and keeps a plant wired up in his lab. When a woman who lives in his building is mysteriously murdered in his lab, the plant is the only witness to the crime.

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