Showing posts with label Juan Bosch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Juan Bosch. Show all posts

Monday, March 30, 2009

Quel ficcanaso dell'Ispettore Lawrence (The Killer with a Thousand Eyes)

As you can probably tell from the poster art, Juan Bosch's Quel ficcanaso dell'Ispettore Lawrence is a poliziesco/giallo hybrid. Unfortunately it's not a particularly successful one. Anthony Steffen (who also co-wrote the script) stars as a special agent sent to Lisabon to solve the murder of one of his collegues. There are a handful of murder scenes that could appeal the giallo fans, but overall the film focuses far more on police procedure and the poorly staged fight scenes. Like the poster art though, but unfortunately I've got no info on the artist.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Le Calde labbra del carnifice (The Killer wore Gloves)

This Italian/Spanish co-production directed by Juan Bosch is a good, but rarely discussed giallo. The film is not without flaws though. There are a few too obvious red herrings and a few too many false scares and there is a part of the final chase scene where it’s painfully obvious that it’s wasn't shot in England. Regardless of these minor complaints, I find it an entertaining effort. Pretty cool poster as well.