The Dead at the Phone

The Dead at the Phone

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 19, 1963

Runtime

1h 41m

Genres

Thriller, Crime

Original Title

Um Morto Ao Telefone

Production Companies

Watson Macedo Produções Cinematográficas

Director

Watson Macedo

Description

This story begins with Marcelo's funeral. His family, his fiancée Lúcia and three suspicious men are the only people accompanying the coffin. By night, at home, Rosa, Ricardo and Lúcia notice something strange: Marcelo's room has been completely ransacked. Suddenly, the phone rings. Rosa answers and hears the voice of her son who had just died. The shock is too strong for the poor lady, who dies of a syncope. To understand these sinister events, we have to go back three days...