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The Man with the Claw

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The Man with the Claw
Directed byNunzio Malasomma
Written by
Starring
CinematographyCarlo Montuori
Edited byGuy Simon
Music byFelice Montagnini
Production
company
Distributed bySocieta Anonima Stefano Pittaluga
Release date
  • November 1931 (1931-11)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Man with the Claw (Italian: L'uomo dall'artiglio) is a 1931 Italian mystery film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Dria Paola, Carlo Fontana, and Elio Steiner. It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome with sets designed by the art director Daniele Crespi . The film is one of several regarded as a possible precursor to the later giallo genre.[1] A separate German version The Paw was also produced.

Synopsis

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A series of violent murders are carried out by an escaped criminal, armed with a strange claw.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Moliterno p.150

Bibliography

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  • Moliterno, Gino. A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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