Directed by: Paolo Cavara

Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Barbara Bouchet, Rossella Falk, Annabella Incontrera, Barbara Bach, Stefania Sandrelli

A series of gruesome murders shakes Rome when a killer paralyzes victims with a poisoned needle before cutting them open while they remain fully conscious. Inspector Tellini, already struggling with self-doubt and burnout, is assigned to the case and quickly realizes he’s facing a methodical, ritualistic murderer who…