Don't Torture a Duckling

Don't Torture a Duckling

A classic tale of the perverse from director Lucio Fulci.

R 1972 · 105 min · ★ 7.3 · Horror

A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town rife with superstition and a distrust of outsiders.

Directed by Lucio Fulci · Written by Gianfranco Clerici

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