The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo
(1970)
While walking home one evening, Sam Dalmas, an American writer living in Rome, witnesses a violent struggle between a young woman and a black-coated figure in an art gallery. Dalmas attempts to intervene but is caught between the gallery's electronically operated glass doors, leaving the woman bleeding from knife wounds. Questioned be the police, the shocked author attempts to recall every detail regarding the incident. Convinced that there is an aspect of the crime he cannot recall, Dalmas begins his own investigation - putting himself and his girlfriend Giulia in line as the killer's potential victims...
24 Kinolab Clips
A Victim at the Racetrack
The assailant stalks the 4th victim at the racetracks.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Armchair Psychology
Morosini and a psychologist sit down for an interview to discuss Monica Ranieri.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Attempted Murder in a Gallery
Sam helplessly witnesses the attempted murder of Monica Ranieri.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Fallible Memory (Gallery)
As the investigators inspect the scene of Monica's attempted murder, Sam tries to remember what he saw.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
List and Photos of Victims
Sam and Guilia go over the names and murder photos of the assailant's victims.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Morosini Gets a Call
The assailant calls Morosini and threatens him to stop the investigation or there will be be a fifth murder.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Oscilloscope
Sam and the investigators attempt to decipher the voices in the two phone calls made by the assailant.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Pursuit and Boxers
Sam and Guilia are attacked and chased by an unknown accomplice of the assailant, but after outrunning him, Sam loses him to a crowd of similarly-dressed men at a boxing convention.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Sam Gets a Call
The assailant calls Sam at his apartment, warning him to abandon the investigation or his girlfriend will be the next victim.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Scientific Rigor
Sam discusses the revelations made by analysing the assailant's glove with the investigators.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Siringa's Body
While looking for clues, Sam discovers another murdered body.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
The 4th Victim
The assailant attacks the 4th victim in her apartment, in the style of the painting from the antique store.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
The Antiques Dealer
Sam visits the antiques shop where one of the victims worked and tries to track down the painting bought by the assailant.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
The Killer's Painting
Sam inspects the painting that the assailant may have bought.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
The Memory of an Attack
Sam recounts to Guilia how he witnessed the attempted murder and tries to make sense of his flashbacks.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
The Ranieri Apartment
Sam arrives at the Ranieri's apartment to talk to Alberto.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
The Wilkinson Foundation
Sam collects his paycheck and heads back to his apartment.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Ursula Andress
Sam and Morosini inspect previous convicts to understand the assailant better.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Opening Sequence
An unknown, black-gloved assailant plans a murder and takes photos of a potential victim as the movie begins.
Clip #: 1, Contributor: Ishani Agarwal