# The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

> After witnessing an attempted murder in Rome, an American writer is pulled into a stylish and increasingly perilous hunt for a serial killer.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12267

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Dario Argento
- Cast: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi, Umberto Raho, Renato Romano, Giuseppe Castellano, Mario Adorf
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065143/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: paranoid, stylized, foreboding, late night horror viewing, classic thriller marathon

## Synopsis

A chilling mystery unfolds as an American writer becomes entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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