The Bloodstained Butterfly

The Bloodstained Butterfly

A brutal murder cannot be solved. But the murderer has been recognized by someone...

1971•1h 39m•6.1/10

ThrillerMysteryHorror

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.1/10(58)

When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...

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Production

Filmes Cinematografica

Language

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Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Helmut Berger

Helmut Berger

Giorgio

Giancarlo Sbragia

Giancarlo Sbragia

Alessandro Marchi

Ida Galli

Ida Galli

Maria Marchi

Wendy D'Olive

Wendy D'Olive

Sarah Marchi

Günther Stoll

Günther Stoll

Attorney Giulio Cordaro

Carole André

Carole André

Françoise Pigaut

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

The Prosecutor

Lorella De Luca

Lorella De Luca

Marta Clerici

Silvano Tranquilli

Silvano Tranquilli

Inspector Berardi

Peter Shepherd

The Inspector's Assistant

Gabriella D'Olive

Gabriella D'Olive

Gabriella Giusti

Stefano Oppedisano

Stefano Oppedisano

Anna Zinnemann

Anna Zinnemann

Anna Bellini

Dana Ghia

Dana Ghia

Giorgio's Mother

Federica Tessari

Federica Sartesi

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