The Designated Victim

The Designated Victim

1971 · 105 min · IT · 6.1 (19 votes)
Dir. Maurizio Lucidi · Starring Tomas Milian, Pierre Clémenti, Katia Christine, Luigi Casellato, Marisa Bartoli, Ottavio Alessi · Music Luis Bacalov

It was the perfect crime... but who was the victim?

Thriller

Stefano Argenti, an ambitious advertising executive, meets a curious hippie named Count Mateo Tiepolo and they form a strange bond. Having gained Stefano's confidence, Tiepolo reveals that he wants to kill his domineering brother. He suggests that Stefano carry out the killing and in exchange he offers to murder Luisa, Stefano's wife who is a barrier to his career and his affair with Fabienne, a model. Argenti is more curious than shocked but decides to reject the bizarre offer. However, a short-time later, his wife is strangled to death by an intruder and he becomes the prime suspect. By withholding evidence that could prove his innocence. Mateo blackmails Stefano into keeping his part of the bargain. But there is a twist ...

VIBE

A slick, morally ambiguous thriller that oozes 70s Italian sleaze. It's a stylish, suspenseful descent into manipulation and desire, where everyone has a dark secret and nobody is truly innocent.

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