The Fifth Cord

The Fifth Cord
The Fifth Cord
	Italian film poster by Ermanno Iaia
Directed by	Luigi Bazzoni
Screenplay by	Mario di Nardo; Mario Fanelli; Luigi Bazzoni
Based on	The Fifth Cord; by D.M. Devine
Produced by	Manolo Bolognini
Starring	Franco Nero; Silvia Monti; Rossella Falk; Edmund Purdom; Luciano Bartoli; Maurizio Bonuglia; Pamela Tiffin
Cinematography	Vittorio Storaro
Edited by	Eugenio Alabiso
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production; companies	B.R.C. Produzione Film; Dario
Distributed by	Jumbo Cinematografica
Release date	28 August 1971;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Fifth Cord (Italian: Giornata nera per l'ariete, lit. "Black Day for Aries") is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Luigi Bazzoni. The film's Italian title reprises Dario Argento's practice of using animals in the titles of his thriller films.^[1] The film is based on a novel with the same name by D.M. Devine.^[2]

^ Giovannini, Fabio (1986). Dario Argento: il brivido, il sangue, il thrilling. Edizioni Dedalo.
^ Poppi, Roberto; Pecorari, Mario (1996). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore.

[1] Giovannini, Fabio (1986). Dario Argento: il brivido, il sangue, il thrilling. Edizioni Dedalo.

[2] Poppi, Roberto; Pecorari, Mario (1996). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore.

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