The Net

The Net

1975 · 101 min · ★ 6.3 · Thriller, Drama

The aging writer Aurelio Morelli is disillusioned: although the critics like his books, they are barely read. He develops hatred on youth and their depraved moral. One night he goes with a callgirl - and kills her. The police doesn't have a clue, only the unscrupulous sensational journalist Bossi suspects him. Instead of naming him to the police, he persuades Morelli to write about the murder for his paper. Morelli uses the occasion to write his memoirs, in which he confesses lots of other crimes before this last one...

Directed by Manfred Purzer · Written by Manfred Purzer

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Mel Ferrer Aurelio Morelli
Klaus Kinski Emilio Bossi
Susanne Uhlen Agnese
Elke Sommer Christa Sonntag
Andrea Rau Herta Enzian
Heinz Bennent Inspektor Canonica
Franz Rudnick Assistent
Willi Rose Whitaker
Sabine von Maydell Bibliothekarin
Sonja Jeannine Vera Pisenti
Maria D'Incoronato Girl at Francesco's Party
Giovannella Grifeo Lucia

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