The Terror with Cross-Eyes

1h 33min

Comedy

Thriller

To gain fame quickly - three actors - Mino, Giacinto and Mirella, stage a fake murder (Mirella is the "victim"), then plan to find the "body" at the most opportune moment. Unfortunately, a real murder takes place in Mirella's apartment when a young woman named Margaret is killed. Having left abundant clues to the fake murder, Mino and Giacinto realise the only way to save themselves from jail is to find Margaret's killer. Despite the intrusions of a stupid police inspector, the two men discover she was killed by a mysterious "organization". Although every witness they try to question is killed by a hitman, they eventually unravel the mystery...

Production Companies

Universal Productions France

Produzioni De Laurentiis - International Manufacturing Company

Cast

Enrico Montesano

Enrico Montesano

Mino Orlandi
Alighiero Noschese

Alighiero Noschese

Giacinto Puddu
Francis Blanche

Francis Blanche

Commissioner Pigna
Isabella Biagini

Isabella Biagini

Mirella Trombetti
Lino Banfi

Lino Banfi

Vice Commissioner Magli
María Baxa

María Baxa

Margaretha
Umberto Raho

Umberto Raho

Jean-Pierre, murderer
Mimmo Poli

Mimmo Poli

Barman al party
Isabelle Marchall

Isabelle Marchall

Motorcyclist
Gastone Pescucci

Gastone Pescucci

Taxi driver
Ada Pometti

Ada Pometti

RAI TV Employee
Maria Tedeschi

Maria Tedeschi

Party guest
Renato Dorascenzi

Renato Dorascenzi

Usher (uncredited)

Release date

2nd Sep 1972

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano