Hand of the Assassin

Hand of the Assassin

1967 · 68 min · ★ 7.7 · Thriller, Mystery

A group of people take shelter from the storm in an old spa served by a marriage and a servant. It is a very diverse group, highlighting a man who, with his wife, carrying a briefcase full of money. At night, at dinner in honor of the newcomers is a power outage and shortly afterwards, they realize that the man with the briefcase has been murdered.

Directed by Pedro Lazaga Sabater · Written by José María Palacio

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