{{short description|1969 film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Death Knocks Twice | image = L_death-knocks-twice-fabio-testi-anita-ekberg-dean-reed.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = [[Harald Philipp]] | producer = Herbert Maris | writer = {{ubl|[[Max Pierre Schaeffer]] (novel)|[[Mario di Nardo]]|[[Sergio Garrone]]|[[Harald Philipp]]}} | starring = [[Dean Reed]] | music = [[Piero Umiliani]] | cinematography = Claudio Racca | editing = Alfred Srp | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1969|11|25|df=y}}{{fact|date=April 2026}} | runtime = 86 minutes<ref name="Luther">Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). ''Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies''. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 32</ref> | country = {{ubl|West Germany|Italy}} | language = German }} '''''Death Knocks Twice''''' ({{langx|it|'''La morte bussa due volte'''}}), {{langx|de|'''Blonde Köder für den Mörder'''}}<ref name="BFI">{{cite news |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/287852 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115222426/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/287852 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 January 2009 |title=BFI: Blonde Köder für den Mörder |access-date=4 June 2011|work=BFI}}</ref>), is a 1969 Italian-West German [[detective film]] directed by [[Harald Philipp]] and starring [[Dean Reed]], Fabio Testi and Adolfo Celi.<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/124928/Death-Knocks-Twice/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104150431/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/124928/Death-Knocks-Twice/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=New York Times: Death Knocks Twice |access-date=30 August 2008| first=Frank S. |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2012 | last=Nugent}}</ref> It also starred Anita Ekberg, Helene Chanel and Femi Benussi.<ref name="Luther"/> It was also released as ''Blonde Bait for the Murderer'' and ''The Blonde Connection''.<ref name="Luther"/>
==Plot== A wealthy businessman, Francesco Villaverde, who suffers from mental issues, strangles Mrs. Ferretti (Anita Ekberg), the beautiful wife of another businessman, on a beach after they make love. The murder is witnessed by two criminals who then blackmail Francesco's wife to get some property they desire from her. Two private eyes try to prove that Francesco murdered the woman on the beach, so they use a young blonde (the daughter of one of the detectives) to pose as bait for Francesco to kill.
==Cast== * [[Dean Reed]] as Bob Martin * [[Fabio Testi]] as Francisco di Villaverde * [[Ini Assmann]] as Ellen Kent * [[Leon Askin]] as Pepe Mangano * [[Werner Peters]] as Charly Hollmann * [[Nadja Tiller]] as Maria di Villaverde * [[Anita Ekberg]] as Sophia Perretti * [[Adolfo Celi]] as Perretti, aka Max Spiegler * [[Riccardo Garrone (actor)|Riccardo Garrone]] as Amato Locatelli * [[Mario Brega]] as Riccardo * [[Hélène Chanel]] as Angela * [[Femi Benussi]] as Mabel Simmons * [[Renato Baldini]] as Mr. Simmons * [[Tom Felleghy]] as Berry
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0064096|title=Death Knocks Twice}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Death Knocks Twice}} [[Category:1969 films]] [[Category:1969 thriller films]] [[Category:German thriller films]] [[Category:Giallo films]] [[Category:West German films]] [[Category:1969 German-language films]] [[Category:Films directed by Harald Philipp]] [[Category:German detective films]] [[Category:Italian detective films]] [[Category:Films set in Italy]] [[Category:Films based on German novels]] [[Category:Films based on mystery novels]] [[Category:Films scored by Piero Umiliani]] [[Category:1969 Italian films]] [[Category:1969 German films]] {{1960s-Germany-film-stub}} {{1960s-Italy-film-stub}}