The Lineage of Cain

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The relatives of a young rebellious hier to a fortune (Dean Reed), who spends most of his time on a yacht, try to have the kid interned as a madman, but are mysteriously killed one by one, in the family's villa. A girl (Stefania Careddu), lost at sea and saved by the young man, will also have some surprises in store… This giallo was filmed in 1969 but not released until two years later and remains extremely rare.

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Languages: Italian

Director: Lamberto Benvenuti

Starring Cast: Stefania Careddu, Dean Reed, Gino Lavagetto, Umberto Raho, Antonio Salines, Mariangela Giordano

Cast

Stefania Careddu

Dean Reed

Gino Lavagetto

Umberto Raho

Antonio Salines

Mariangela Giordano

Magda Mercatali

Carlo Boso

Margherita Horowitz

Catherine Diamant

Giorgio Favretto

Roy Bosier

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