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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

A stunning portrait in psycho-terror!

Genre : Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Dario Argento
Writer : Dario Argento

Synopsis

An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city, and conducts his own investigation despite himself and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.

Actors

Tony Musante
Tony Musante
Sam Dalmas
Suzy Kendall
Suzy Kendall
Julia
Enrico Maria Salerno
Enrico Maria Salerno
Inspector Morosini
Eva Renzi
Eva Renzi
Monica Ranieri
Umberto Raho
Umberto Raho
Alberto Ranieri
Renato Romano
Renato Romano
Professor Carlo Dover
Giuseppe Castellano
Giuseppe Castellano
Monti
Mario Adorf
Mario Adorf
Berto Consalvi
Pino Patti
Pino Patti
Faiena
Gildo Di Marco
Gildo Di Marco
Garullo
Rosita Torosh
Rosita Torosh
Victim
Omar Bonaro
Omar Bonaro
Police Detective
Fulvio Mingozzi
Fulvio Mingozzi
Police Detective
Werner Peters
Werner Peters
Antique Dealer
Karen Valenti
Karen Valenti
Tina
Carla Mancini
Carla Mancini
Girl Watching TV
Bruno Erba
Bruno Erba
Police Detective
Annamaria Spogli
Annamaria Spogli
Sandra Roversi (uncredited)
Giovanni Di Benedetto
Giovanni Di Benedetto
Professor Rinaldi (uncredited)
Reggie Nalder
Reggie Nalder
Needles (uncredited)
Maria Tedeschi
Maria Tedeschi
Old Lady in Fog (uncredited)
Aldo Barozzi
Aldo Barozzi
Passerby who calls the Police (uncredited)
Ugo Mari
Ugo Mari
Mario Zandri (uncredited)

Crews

Dario Argento
Dario Argento
Director
Vittorio Storaro
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Fredric Brown
Fredric Brown
Novel
Salvatore Argento
Salvatore Argento
Producer
Franco Fraticelli
Franco Fraticelli
Editor
Dario Micheli
Dario Micheli
Production Design
Dario Micheli
Dario Micheli
Costume Design
Giuseppe Ferranti
Giuseppe Ferranti
Makeup Artist
Lidia Puglia
Lidia Puglia
Hairstylist
Camillo Teti
Camillo Teti
Production Manager
Alberto Bartolomei
Alberto Bartolomei
Sound Mixer
Carlo Diotallevi
Carlo Diotallevi
Sound
Dario Argento
Dario Argento
Story
Dario Argento
Dario Argento
Screenplay
Artur Brauner
Artur Brauner
Producer
Roberto Pariante
Roberto Pariante
First Assistant Director
Umberto Sambuco
Umberto Sambuco
Unit Manager
Enrico Umetelli
Enrico Umetelli
Camera Operator
Arturo Zavattini
Arturo Zavattini
Camera Operator
Cesarina Casini
Cesarina Casini
Assistant Editor
Sergio Fraticelli
Sergio Fraticelli
Assistant Editor
Lida Chitarrini
Lida Chitarrini
Script Supervisor
Eugenio Fiori
Eugenio Fiori
Boom Operator
Angelo Tavazza
Angelo Tavazza
Administration
Bruno Nicolai
Bruno Nicolai
Conductor
Luciano Anzellotti
Luciano Anzellotti
Foley Artist

Trailers and other movies

Darren Bousman on The Bird With The Crystal Plumage
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage Original Trailer (Dario Argento, 1970) English Language
Ennio Morricone - Piume di Cristallo - The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage Official Trailer 4K

Posters and backgrounds

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