THE WEAPON, THE HOUR AND THE MOTIVE

A young priest (Maurizio Bonuglia, THE FIFTH CORD) is found stabbed to death in his church after trying to break off his secret affairs with two women—Orchidea (Bedy Moratti, CALLING ALL POLICE CARS) and Giulia (Eva Czekerys, THE KILLER RESERVED NINE SEATS). As more victims meet their end end at the hands of the killer and the police commissioner (Renzo Montagnani, MASSACRE IN ROME) begins his own affair with Orchidea, could the wide-eyed young boy who lives at the local convent hold the key to solving the mystery? Horny priests and self-flagellating nuns abound in this atypical, underseen giallo from the genre’s heyday, featuring music by Francesco De Masi (THE NEW YORK RIPPER) and special effects courtesy of the acclaimed Carlo Rambaldi (DEEP RED).