Don't Torture a Duckling

Don't Torture a Duckling (Italian: Non si sevizia un paperino) is a 1972 Italian giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci, starring Florinda Bolkan, Tomas Milian and Barbara Bouchet. The plot follows a journalist investigating a series of child murders in an insular Italian village whose residents are riddled with superstition and mistrust. The film's score was composed by Riz Ortolani and features vocals by Ornella Vanoni.

Don't Torture a Duckling
Theatrical release poster
ItalianNon si sevizia un paperino
Directed byLucio Fulci
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Lucio Fulci
  • Roberto Gianviti
Produced byEdmondo Amati
Starring
CinematographySergio D'Offizi
Edited byOrnella Micheli
Music byRiz Ortolani
Production
company
Medusa Distribuzione
Distributed byMedusa Distribuzione
Release date
  • 29 September 1972 (1972-09-29) (Italy)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Released in September 1972, the film is significant within Fulci's filmography as it is one of the first in which he began using gore effects, something he would continue to do in his later films. The film has also been noted by critics for its commentary on sexuality in the Catholic Church.

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