gothic horror

The Third Eye (1966)

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Young nobleman Mino lives with his mother and Marta, the housekeeper, in an old, decaying castle. He is infantile and morbidly attached to the weird duo; his only hobby is taxidermy. Laura, Mino's fiancee, is met with jealousy and hatred by the two women, and decides to leave the castle; but Marta sabotages her car brakes and she is killed. Mino takes her body back to the castle. Meanwhile, his mother is violently arguing with Marta, who throws her down the stairs and repeatedly bashes her head on the floor. The distraught Mino descends into madness: he picks up a stripper at a nightclub and brings her home, then strangles her while having sex next to Laura's dead body. He does the same with a prostitute. Marta discovers these murders and offers to help dispose of bodies. A year later, Daniela (Laura's twin sister) arrives at the castle...

Cast & Crew

Director
Mino Guerrini
  • Profile picture of Franco Nero
    Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero) Franco Nero
  • Profile picture of Gioia Pascal
    Marta Gioia Pascal
  • Profile picture of Erika Blanc
    Laura / Daniela (as Diana Sullivan) Erika Blanc
  • Profile picture of Olga Solbelli
    Mino's Mother (as Olga Sunbeauty) Olga Solbelli
  • Profile picture of Marina Morgan
    Nightclub performer Marina Morgan
  • Profile picture of Luciano Foti
    Policeman (uncredited) Luciano Foti

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Keywords

  • gothic horror