Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

1972 · 92 min · ★ 6.2 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A maniac on the loose is committing savage acts of slaughter, and one survivor may be the only key to unmasking the serial slayer known as the Half-Moon Killer. The mysterious half-moon lockets he leaves with his victims could be the only key to unraveling his sinister motives, but will that be enough before he completes his ice-cold plot to claim his intended seven victims?

Directed by Umberto Lenzi · Written by Umberto Lenzi

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Antonio Sabàto Mario Gerosa
Uschi Glas Giulia Torresi
Pier Paolo Capponi Inspector Vismara
Rossella Falk Elena Marchi
Marina Malfatti Kathy Adams
Renato Romano The Priest
Claudio Gora Raffaele Ferri
Gabriella Giorgelli Ines Tamburini - aka Toscana
Aldo Barberito Lt. Palumbo
Bruno Corazzari Barrett
Franco Fantasia Lt. Renzi
Petra Schürmann Concetta De Rosa

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