Phantom of Death

Phantom of Death

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Release Date

3/11/1988

Runtime

92 mins

Genres

Overview

Police Comissioner Datti is investigating the murder of a female doctor whose murderer seems to be a thirty-fivish year old man. Soon another murder follows: Pianist Robert Dominici's girlfriend is found killed. The killer also challenges Datti on the phone and says he can't be caught since he has a secret which makes him invulnerable. In the meantime the clues seems to point in strange directions...

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

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Revenue

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A giallo-style thriller where a pianist becomes entangled in a serial killer investigation, built on misdirection and the killer's cryptic claims of invulnerability. The film plays cat-and-mouse games with both the detective and the audience, keeping you uncertain about who is really guilty.

Mood

TenseUnsettlingParanoid

Themes

ObsessionCrimeIdentity

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

Stylized genreHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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