The Grim Reaper
1962 · Movie · Not Rated · 91 min · ★ 6.6 · 81% critics
After a woman is found murdered in a Rome park during a heavy rainstorm, police question a string of possible suspects. Their accounts of the same day slowly build a fractured picture of the city’s fringe lives, with each person claiming innocence while hiding pieces of the truth.
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Details
- Original title
- La commare secca
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-08-27
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (77 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy patient, character-focused murder mysteries with overlapping testimonies and a rough, noir-like mood, especially if The Assassin or The Sunday Woman appeal to you; Not for you if you want a fast, tightly plotted whodunit.
Pros: intriguing multi-perspective setup; vivid Roman atmosphere; strong early ambition | Cons: slow pacing; uneven acting; somewhat disjointed story
Themes
- murder of prostitute
- rashomon effect
Cast & crew
Carlotta Barilli
as Serenella
- LB
Lorenza Benedetti
as Milly
- CC
Clorinda Celani
as Soraya
- VC
Vincenzo Ciccora
as Mayor
- AD
Alvaro D'Ercole
as Francolicchio
- GR
Giancarlo De Rosa
as Nino
- EF
Elena Fontana
- MF
Maria Fontana
Gabriella Giorgelli
as Esperia
- RL
Romano Labate
as Pipito
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci