The Lineage of Cain
1971•1h 30m•10.0•Released
MysteryCrimeHorror
The relatives of a young rebellious hier to a fortune (Dean Reed), who spends most of his time on a yacht, try to have the kid interned as a madman, but are mysteriously killed one by one, in the family's villa. A girl (Stefania Careddu), lost at sea and saved by the young man, will also have some surprises in store… This giallo was filmed in 1969 but not released until two years later and remains extremely rare.
Director
Lamberto Benvenuti
Writer
Alfredo Medori
Languages
Italian
Studio
Junior Film
Cast
Stefania Careddu
Dean Reed
Gino Lavagetto
Umberto Raho
Antonio Salines
Mariangela Giordano
Magda Mercatali
Carlo Boso
Margherita Horowitz
Catherine Diamant
Giorgio Favretto
Roy Bosier
Production
Company
Junior Film
Producer
Gabriele Crisanti
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