History Film / TheBirdWithTheCrystalPlumage

* AmateurSleuth

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Roberto's death]].

* HandOfDeath

* CreatorCameo: Every shot of [[HandOfDeath the black, leather gloves, was actually Creator/DarioArgento, as it was far more convenient for him, knowing exactly how to handle the hand movements.

The plot follows American writer Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante), who has been in Italy with his girlfriend Giulia for two years, trying to get around writer's block. Walking the streets one night, he witnesses a struggle between a woman and a man in black in a gallery. As he tries to intervene, [[RearWindowWitness he is locked between the gallery's glass doors and can only helplessly watch]] the man run away as the woman is crumpled on the floor with a fatal wound on her stomach. He manages to get a passerby to call the police and the woman is saved in time. He finds out that there has been string of similar murders of women in the area, and begins doing some investigation of his own on the matter.

* MadArtist: Consalvi. He paints stuff, and sustains himself with cats.

* VerbalTic: Rosita's pimp adds "goodbye" at the end off his sentences. He also stutters.

%%* AcquittedTooLate

%%* AmateurSleuth

%%* HandOfDeath

''The Bird With the Crystal Plumage'' is Creator/DarioArgento's debut as a film director, his first {{giallo}} film and the first film in his "animal trilogy". It was released in the year 1970. Music/EnnioMorricone composed the soundtrack.

* KnifeNut: Most of the murders are committed with a knife.

''The Bird With the Crystal Plumage'' is Creator/DarioArgento's debut as a film director, his first {{giallo}} film and the first film in his "animal trilogy". It was released in the year 1970.

* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Both Alberto and Monica Ranieri are killing people]].

* [[spoiler:BigBadDuumvirate]]: [[spoiler:Both Alberto and Monica Ranieri are killing people]].

* UncreditedRole: Reggie Nalder has an uncredited role as Needles the killer.

The plot follows American writer Sam Dalmas, who has been in Italy with his girlfriend Giulia for two years, trying to get around writer's block. Walking the streets one night, he witnesses a struggle between a woman and a man in black in a gallery. As he tries to intervene, [[RearWindowWitness he is locked between the gallery's glass doors and can only helplessly watch]] the man run away as the woman is crumpled on the floor with a fatal wound on her stomach. He manages to get a passerby to call the police and the woman is saved in time. He finds out that there has been string of similar murders of women in the area, and begins doing some investigation of his own on the matter.

'''''The Bird With the Crystal Plumage''''' is Creator/DarioArgento's debut as a film director, his first {{giallo}} film and the first film in his "animal trilogy". It was released in the year 1970.

The plot follows American writer Sam Dalmas, who has been in Italy with his girlfriend Giulia for two years, trying to get around from a writer's block. Walking the streets one night, he witnesses a struggle between a woman and a man in black in a gallery. As he tries to intervene, [[RearWindowWitness he is locked between the gallery's glass doors and can only helplessly watch]] the man run away as the woman is crumpled on the floor with a fatal wound on her stomach. He manages to get a passerby to call the police and the woman is saved in time. He finds out that there has been string of similar murders of women in the area, and begins doing some investigation of his own on the matter.

* KnifeNut: Most of hte murders are committed with a knife.

* IronicChildrensTune: The soundtrack. When you hear the 'lalalalalala', someone's gonna get it.

'''''The Bird With the Crystal Plumage''''' is DarioArgento's debut as a film director, his first {{giallo}} film and the first film in his "animal trilogy". It was released in the year 1970.

The plot follows American writer Sam Dalmas, who has been in Italy with his girlfriend Giulia for two years, trying to get around from a writer's block. Walking the streets one night, he witnesses a struggle between a woman and a man in black in a gallery. As he tries to intervene, he is locked between the gallery's glass doors and can only helplessly watch the man run away as the woman is crumpled on the floor with a fatal wound on her stomach. He manages to get a passerby to call the police and the woman is saved in time. He finds out that there has been string of similar murders of women in the area, and begins doing some investigation of his own on the matter.

* AcquittedTooLate
* AmateurSleuth

* HandOfDeath

* KnifeNut
* MadArtist: Consalvi.

* RearWindowWitness

The plot follows American writer Sam Dalmas, who has been in Italy with his girlfriend Giulia for two years, trying to get around from a writer's block. Walking the streets one night, he witnesses a struggle between a woman and a man in black in a gallery. As he tries to intervene, he is locked between the gallery's glass doors and can only helplessly watch the man run away as the woman is clutching on the floor with a fatal wound on her stomach. He manages to get a passerby to call the police and the woman is saved in time. He finds out that there has been string of similar murders of women in the area, and begins doing some investigation of his own on the matter.