The Designated Victim
“It was the perfect crime... but who was the victim?”
1971•1h 45m•6.1•Released
Thriller
Stefano Augenti, an ambitious advertising executive, meets a curious hippie named Count Mateo Tiepolo and they form a strange bond. Seeking an escape from his unhappy marriage, Augenti is lured by the Count into a bizarre plot to kill each other's relatives.
Director
Maurizio Lucidi
Writer
Fulvio Gicca Palli
Languages
Italian
Studio
Produzioni Cinematografiche Europee (P.C.E.)
Cast
Tomas Milian
Stefano Augenti
Pierre Clémenti
Count Mateo Tiepolo
Katia Christine
Fabienne Bélanger
Luigi Casellato
Inspector Finzi
Marisa Bartoli
Luisa Augenti, Stefano's wife
Ottavio Alessi
Balsamo
Alessandra Cardini
Christina Müller (as Sandra Cardini)
Enzo Tarascio
Argenti's business associate
Carla Mancini
Bruno Boschetti
Augenti's Butler
Giuseppe Alotta
Deputy Commissioner
Renée Lorena
German Stranded at the Airport
Vittorio Pinelli
Airport Pay Park Attendant
Cathy Marchand
Woman in black (uncredited)
Production
Company
Produzioni Cinematografiche Europee (P.C.E.)
Producer
Pier Ludovico Pavoni
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