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The Terror with Cross-Eyes

The Terror with Cross-Eyes

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 2, 1972

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Comedy, Thriller

Original Title

Il terrore con gli occhi storti

Production Companies

Universal Productions France, Produzioni De Laurentiis - International Manufacturing Company

Director

Steno

Description

To gain fame quickly - three actors - Mino, Giacinto and Mirella, stage a fake murder (Mirella is the "victim"), then plan to find the "body" at the most opportune moment. Unfortunately, a real murder takes place in Mirella's apartment when a young woman named Margaret is killed. Having left abundant clues to the fake murder, Mino and Giacinto realise the only way to save themselves from jail is to find Margaret's killer. Despite the intrusions of a stupid police inspector, the two men discover she was killed by a mysterious "organization". Although every witness they try to question is killed by a hitman, they eventually unravel the mystery...