The House of the Laughing Windows (1976)
...today I portrayed the shameless one as she died...
Genre : Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Runtime : 1H 50M
Director : Pupi Avati
Writer : Antonio Avati, Pupi Avati, Gianni Cavina, Maurizio Costanzo
Synopsis
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