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53% Critic Match
Rings of Fear
“Sweet sixteen ... they'll lose more than just their lives.”
5.3 / 10• 1978• 1h 25m•NR• Italian
MysteryThrillerHorror
Storyline
Angela Russo, a sixteen-year-old girl, is found dead in a river, having been fatally violated with a large blunt instrument. Inspector Di Salvo is assigned to the case and focuses his investigations on St. Theresa's, the exclusive school where Angela boarded. Three of the murdered girl's classmates, Franca, Paola and Virginia (who call themselves "The Inseparables"), receive threatening poems from an individual using the name "Nemesis." Bizarre "accidents" start to befall the girls: Franca is injured when someone causes her horse to bolt and Virginia nearly breaks her neck on marbles left at the top of a staircase. But Di Salvo is determined to find the killer, even if it means using unorthodox methods. He is aided by Angela Russo's little sister Emily, whose helpful clues lead to a boutique owned by a dubious character and a vice ring where "rich influential men pay well for teenage favours..."
Cast & Crew
Fabio Testi
Inspector Gianni Di Salvo
Lead
Christine Kaufmann
Christina, Di Salvo's girlfriend
Ivan Desny
Chief Inspector Louis Roccaglio
Jack Taylor
Michael Parravicini
BA
Bruno Alessandro
Di Salvo's Assistant
María Asquerino
Miss Graham
Helga Liné
Mrs. Russo
Silvia Aguilar
Virginia Nardini
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alberto Negrin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rings of Fear is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
