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The Strangler (1971) · L'Étrangleur

Original title: L'Étrangleur

1971 · Paul Vecchiali · 96 min · France

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Émile targets women he believes are too depressed to go on living. As multiple victims fall to his suffocating white scarf, an inspector resorts to unorthodox methods to get him with the assistance of a potential victim.

A 1971 title built around Crime, Serial killer and Soledad. Directed by Paul Vecchiali.

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