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The Card Player (2004) [NR]

Release Date:
January 2, 2004

Original Title:
Il cartaio

Alternate Titles:
Card Player
Deathsite
El amo del juego
El jugador
Jogador Misterioso
O Mestre do Jogo
The Card Player
The Card Player - Tödliche Pokerspiele
The Cardplayer
夺命游戏
카드 플레이어

Genres:
Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
Medusa Film
Opera Film (II)

Production Countries:
Italy

Ratings / Certifications:
IT: VM14  US: NR 

Runtime: 103

A serial killer with a vice for Video Poker

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Policewoman Anna Mari is forced to play a dangerous game with the title serial killer. If she loses, she witnesses the maniac's tortured victims having their throats cut in explicit close-up detail via webcam. She teams up with British cop John Brennan to find out the identity of the murderer.

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Art Direction:
Massimo Antonello Geleng

Casting:
Roy Bava

Costume Design:
Patrizia Chericoni
Florence Emir

Dialogue:
Phoebe Scholfield
Jay Benedict

Director:
Dario Argento

Director of Photography:
Benoît Debie

Editor:
Walter Fasano

Executive Producer:
Claudio Argento

First Assistant Director:
Roy Bava

Original Music Composer:
Claudio Simonetti

Producer:
Dario Argento

Production Design:
Marina Pinzuti Ansolini
Massimo Antonello Geleng

Screenplay:
Dario Argento
Franco Ferrini

Second Assistant Director:
Francesco Perri

Story:
Dario Argento
Franco Ferrini

Third Assistant Director:
Marco Santoro

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