Giallo Essentials

Triple bill of Italian mystery thrillers. In 'The Possessed' (1965) Bernard (Peter Baldwin) arrives in a small Italian village in search of a beautiful woman, but is informed that she recently passed away. With the residents treating Bernard with coldness and an unwillingness to discuss the woman's death in detail, he begins to notice their zombie-like behaviour and wonders if they could be under some kind of spell. In 'The Fifth Cord' (1971) alcoholic journalist Andrea Bild (Franco Nero) attempts to overcome his own personal demons when he is assigned to investigate a series of savage murders, each following the same sinister theme. Can he solve his own problems and piece together the clues before the killer strikes again? Finally, in 'The Pyjama Girl Case' (1977) retired policeman Inspector Thompson (Ray Milland) returns to active service when the corpse of a young woman with a horribly mutilated face is discovered on the local beach. Not satisfied that the suspect held by the local police is the correct one, Thompson sets out to conduct his own investigation into the mysterious case.