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The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive(Movie, 1972)

Original title: "L'arma, l'ora, il movente" (Italian/IT)
1h 45min | Genres: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
The Weapon, the Hour, the MotiveRating: 2.6/5 (with 55 votes)
L'arma, l'ora, il movente, internationally released as The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive, is a 1972 Italian giallo film produced, co-written and directed by Francesco Mazzei. It is the first giallo that showed a corrupt priest as victim of a crime, a plot that would become a topos of the genre. Co-plotter Marcello Aliprandi went on to create another similar film in 1982, involving murder and Catholicism, entitled The Vatican Conspiracy. ()
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About The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive

Don Giorgio, a handsome young priest and teacher in a convent, is involved with two lovers: Orchidea and Giulia. When he repents and vows to return to the Church, he is savagely beaten to death. Not long after, Giulia has her throat slashed. Inspector Boito falls in love with and prepared to marry Orchidea, who is also the main suspect. The key to solving the case seems to lie with an inquisitive boy called Ferruccio, who is kept locked up and drugged. He witnessed one of the murders, but will anyone believe his story?

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Additional Information

Production country: Italy
Made by: Julia Film
Original language: Italian (IT)
Spoken languages: Italian (IT)
Translated into 7 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/23/1972
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"L'arma l'ora il movente"
"L'arma, l'ora, il movente"
"Die Waffe, die Stunde, das Motiv"
"La proie des vierges"
Keywords: whodunit, murder, stalker

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:83252, Added: 03/17/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024