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The Double (1971 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Double' ( / 'The Stand-in') also known as 'Love Inferno', is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Romolo Guerrieri. It stars Ewa Aulin (of 'Death Laid an Egg' fame). The story was based on a novel called 'La controfigura' by Libero Bigiaretti.Luther-Smith,Adrian (1999). 'Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies'. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 43
Plot
A wealthy young man named Frank (Jean Sorel), who lives off his father, is shot in a parking garage, and as he lays bleeding, he thinks back over recent past events in his life. While vacationing in Morocco with his beautiful 19-year-old girlfriend Lucia (Ewa Aulin), Frank became jealous of her interest in a young American traveler named Eddie (Sergio Doria). Frank later develops a fixation on the girl's pretty mother Nora, (Lucia Bose), and forces her physically into having sex with him. Later he follows Nora back to Rome, where he becomes convinced that now she is having relations with the young American Eddie. Frank later finds Eddie murdered in Nora's apartment, and thinking that she killed him, he tries to protect her by disposing of the corpse. But then he finds out Nora wasn't even in Rome when the murder occurred. The killer is revealed to be a notable professor who had a relationship with Eddie. He then shot Frank at a parking garage, as Frank burned Eddie's corpse. The film ends with Frank's death and the professor's escape.
Cast
* Jean Sorel as Giovanni
* Lucia Bos as Nora
* Ewa Aulin as Lucia
* Silvano Tranquilli as Roger
* Sergio Doria as Eddie
* Maril Tolo as Marie
* Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Giovanni's brother
* Antonio Pierfederici
* Pupo De Luca
* Bruno BoschettiLuther-Smith,Adrian (1999). 'Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies'. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 43
References
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