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La Orca

La Orca

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La Orca

1976

1h 30m

5.3(27 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A teenage girl is kidnapped by 3 guys and taken to an abandoned house in the country, where she is made to write her own ransom letter. She soon discovers that one of her captors is infatuated with her and she will use those feelings to stay alive.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Rena Niehaus

Rena Niehaus

Alice

Michele Placido

Michele Placido

Michele

Flavio Bucci

Flavio Bucci

Gino

Bruno Corazzari

Bruno Corazzari

Paolo

Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Valerio

Miguel Bosé

Miguel Bosé

Humberto

Carmen Scarpitta

Carmen Scarpitta

Irene

Piero Faggioni

Lucio Garbi

Livia Cerini

Livia Cerini

Gino's Lover

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Creative team

Directed by: Eriprando Visconti
Written by: Eriprando Visconti
Roberto Gandus
Produced by: Marcello D'Amico

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