Don't Torture a Duckling
1972 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 7.3 · 78% critics
In a remote southern Italian village, a string of child murders sparks panic and suspicion. As a reporter teams up with a free-spirited outsider to investigate, superstition and distrust turn neighbors against anyone who seems different, and the search for answers grows increasingly tense.
Also known as The Long Night of Exorcism
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Details
- Original title
- Non si sevizia un paperino
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-09-29
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (413 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, twisty Italian whodunit steeped in superstition and mob suspicion, in the vein of The Wicker Man or Deep Red; Not for you if you want comforting stories or frequent, intense gore.
Pros: tense small-town mystery; strong atmosphere; memorable shock moments | Cons: slow stretches; uneven pacing; limited gore
Themes
- police
- psychopath
- homicide
- child murder
- forest
- murder
- reporter
- whodunit
- orphan
- church
- dog
- lynching
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Florinda Bolkan
as Maciara
Barbara Bouchet
as Patrizia
Tomas Milian
as Andrea Martelli
Irene Papas
as Dona Aurelia Avallone
- MP
Marc Porel
as Don Alberto Avallone
Georges Wilson
as Francesco
Antonello Campodifiori
as Police Lieutenant
Ugo D'Alessio
as Captain Modesti
- VG
Virgilio Gazzolo
as Police Commissioner
Vito Passeri
as Giuseppe Barra
Directed by Lucio Fulci