At the beginning of the movie a pharmacist receives an anonymous letter that threatens him of death. And the murder actually happens. Seems very simple but nothing is what it seems and the journey to the truth will be long and difficult. The book is excellent and the movie is at par with it and very faithful to the romance. Great direction. Incredible cast with Gabriele Ferzetti in his best interpretation together with the one in "C'era una volta il West" and Gianmaria Volonté simply beyond reach as always. Many other great actors. Yes I am an enthusiast 'cause there's not a word or a shot out of place in this movie and the plot is ingenious. Who is going to see this film for the first time will be taken away by the developments (the pace seems to be calm but looking in between the kinks you may realize that many things are going rapidly on). Trying to figure out what is the kernel of the happenings and the "reasons" for the murder is a very interesting exercise but it's highly unlikely for the spectator not to experience a big surprise at the end. In my opinion Elio Petri at his best (I mean at the same level of his other masterwork: La classe operaia va in Paradiso).</p>...
神秘宅邸的主人莱昂内尔·吐温（杜鲁门·卡波特 Truman Capote饰）邀请五位世界著名的侦探来到古堡出席一场神秘的晚宴。他们分别是纽约业余侦探迪克·查尔斯顿（大卫·尼文 David Niven饰），比利时侦探米洛·比埃尔（詹姆斯·可可 James Coco饰），上海检查员西德尼·王（彼得·塞勒斯 Peter Sellers饰），英国人杰西卡·马波尔（爱尔莎·兰切斯特 Elsa Lanchester饰）小姐和来自旧金山的萨姆·戴蒙德（彼得·法尔克 Peter Falk饰）。没人知道这次凶险异常的邀约背后到底隐藏着什么样的杀机，但这五位侦探们还是各自带上一位亲属或朋友来到了这座神秘的宅邸。然而莱昂内尔并没有现身，等待他们的是一连串被精心设计过的谋杀事件。...
