Review of Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) by Bryon M — 27 Jun 2012

An interesting somewhat slow moving giallo. One of Fulci's better scripts and directed with some flair.

This review of Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) was written by Bryon M on 27 Jun 2012.

Don't Torture a Duckling has generally received positive reviews.

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By Paul M (2,133) on 12 Oct 2008

Couldn't anyone come up with a good DVD cover for this? I mean it's a good movie so it should have a good cover…

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