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The Lineage of Cain
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The Lineage of Cain

1971-12-07 · 90 min · ★ 10.0

Mystery · Crime · Horror

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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Directors
Lamberto Benvenuti
Production companies
Junior Film
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

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Stefania CaredduStefania Careddu
Dean ReedDean Reed
Gino Lavagetto
Umberto RahoUmberto Raho
Antonio SalinesAntonio Salines
Mariangela GiordanoMariangela Giordano
Magda Mercatali
Carlo Boso
Margherita HorowitzMargherita Horowitz
Catherine DiamantCatherine Diamant
Giorgio Favretto
Roy BosierRoy Bosier

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