The Man with the Claw

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The Man with the Claw
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Directed by Nunzio Malasomma
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Carlo Montuori
Edited by Guy Simon
Music by Felice Montagnini
Production
company
Distributed bySocieta Anonima Stefano Pittaluga
Release date
  • November 1931 (1931-11)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

The Man with the Claw (Italian : L'uomo dall'artiglio) is a 1931 Italian mystery film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Dria Paola, Carlo Fontana, and Elio Steiner. It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome with sets designed by the art director Daniele Crespi . The film is one of several regarded as a possible precursor to the later giallo genre. [1] A separate German version The Paw was also produced.

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Synopsis

A series of violent murders are carried out by an escaped criminal, armed with a strange claw.

Cast

References

  1. Moliterno p.150

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