1972

1h 47m

6.7(138 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Horror

Overview

After several Catholic school pupils are murdered, a teacher who is having an affair with one of his students becomes a suspect. When other gruesome murders start occurring shortly thereafter, the teacher suspects that he may be the cause of them.

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Cast & Crew

28 members

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Fabio Testi

Enrico Rosseni

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Karin Baal

Herta Rosseni

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Cristina Galbó

Elizabeth Seccles

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Joachim Fuchsberger

Inspector Barth

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Günther Stoll

Professor Bascombe

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Claudia Butenuth

Brenda Pilchard

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Camille Keaton

Solange Beauregard

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Maria Monti

Mrs. Erickson

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Giancarlo Badessi

Mr. Erickson

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Pilar Castel

Janet Bryant

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Giovanna Di Bernardo

Helen Edmonds

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Vittorio Fanfoni

Enrico's Landlord

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Marco Mariani

Father Webber

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Antonio Casale

Mr. Newton

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Emilia Wolkowicz

Ruth Holden

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Daniele Micheletti

Mr. Bryant

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Antonio Anelli

Father Herbert

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Rainer Penkert

Mr. Leach, the Headmaster

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Carla Mancini

Susan, a Student

Directing

Joe D'Amato

CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited)

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John Gayford

Joseph Kane (uncredited)

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Alfonso Giganti

Man at Church (uncredited)

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Charles Howerton

Phillip Sullivan (voice) (uncredited)

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Maria Michi

Brenda's Mother (uncredited)

Directing

Alfred Vohrer

Edgar Wallace (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Joe Wadham

Policeman (uncredited)

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Augusta Di Vincenzi

Woman in church (uncredited)

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Rory MacDonald

Phillip Sullivan (uncredited)

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