Watch Me When I Kill (Italian: Il gatto dagli occhi di giada/ The Cat with the Jade Eyes), also known as The Cat's Victims in the UK, is a 1977 Italian giallo film co-written and directed by Antonio Bido.[3][4][5] The American prints have an additional short credit sequence that was filmed in the USA, slightly different from the other versions.[2] It has also been released as Terror in the Lagoon (France) and The Vote of Death (Germany). Herman Cohen (of Konga fame) co-produced the film.[2]

Watch Me When I Kill
Theatrical film poster
Directed byAntonio Bido
Written byAntonio Bido
Roberto Natale
Vittorio Schiraldi
Aldo Serio
Produced byGabriella Nardi
Herman Cohen Productions[1]
StarringCorrado Pani
Paola Tedesco
CinematographyMario Vulpiani
Edited byMaurizio Tedesco
Music byTrans Europa Express
Release date
  • 6 August 1977 (1977-08-06)
Running time
110 minutes[2]

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A young dancer named Mara calls at a pharmacy moments after the murder of the pharmacist inside, but the killer prevents her access by holding the door shut. Fearing she knows too much, the perpetrator soon makes an attempt on her life, causing her to move in with her boyfriend, Lukas, for protection. Several other people begin turning up murdered, one having her head forced into an oven and another strangled in a bathtub. An escaped murderer named Pasquale Ferrante seems the most likely suspect to Lukas, since most of the victims were jurors at Ferrante's murder trial. Lukas later learns the trail of clues leads back to World War II and events involving a group of Nazi collaborators.[2]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Watch me when I kill =: Il gatto dagli occhi di giada. Herman Cohen Productions. 1982.
  2. ^ a b c d e Luther-Smith,Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 21
  3. ^ The New York Times
  4. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
  5. ^ Giancarlo Grossini (1985). Dizionario del cinema giallo. Dedalo, 1985. ISBN 8822045106.
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