''Eye in the Labyrinth'' () is a 1972 ''

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'' film directed by

Mario Caiano Mario Caiano (February 13, 1933 – September 20, 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer, art director and second unit director. Career Born in Rome, he directed nearly 50 films between 1961 and 2001 and wr ...

and starring Rosemary Dexter,

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Alida Valli Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli, or simply Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, span ...

and

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Plot

Julie (Rosemary Dexter) is disturbed by the disappearance of her

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boyfriend Luca (Horst Frank) following a bizarre

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where she witnessed him murdered. She travels to a seaside village where he might be and encounters Frank (Adolfo Celi), who tells her Luca has indeed been there. Julie's investigation leads her to the house of Gerta (Alida Valli), where the mystery deepens among the odd characters residing at this artists' enclave.

Cast

* Rosemary Dexter as Julie *

as Frank *

as Gerda * Horst Frank as Luca *

as Toni *

Franco Ressel Franco Ressel (8 February 1925 – 30 April 1985) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1961 and 1985. Selected filmography * ''La cento chilometri'' (1959) – The Gay Race Walker (uncredited) * '' The Assa ...

as Eugene * Michael Maien as Louis * Benjamin Lev as Saro * Gigi Rizzi as Thomas * Peter Kranz * Gaetano Donati *

Elisa Mainardi Elisa Mainardi (27 July 1930 – 8 May 2016) was an Italian stage, film, and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Mainardi studied at the acting school of Peter Sharoff, and debuted on stage in 1956, in Ottavio Spadaro's ''Corruz ...

as Orphanage Director

Release

''Eye in the Labyrinth'' was released on 24 March 1972 in West Germany.

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* 1972 films West German films 1970s Italian-language films Giallo films Films directed by Mario Caiano 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub