Amuck! (1972)

Director
Silvio Amadio

Main cast
Farley Granger; Barbara Bouchet; Rosalba Neri; Petar Martinovitch; Dino Mele

Genres
Drama, Mystery, Horror

Description
A young American girl arrives on an island near Venice to begin her new job as secretary to famous novelist Richard Stuart. However, it turns out that her predecessor disappeared without a trace....


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