The Fifth Cord
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Italian film poster by Ermanno Iaia | |
| Italian | Giornata nera per l'ariete |
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| Directed by | Luigi Bazzoni |
| Screenplay by | Mario di Nardo Mario Fanelli Luigi Bazzoni |
| Based on | The Fifth Cord (1965 novel) by D.M. Devine |
| Produced by | Manolo Bolognini |
| Starring | Franco Nero Silvia Monti Rossella Falk Edmund Purdom Luciano Bartoli Maurizio Bonuglia Pamela Tiffin |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Production companies | B.R.C. Produzione Film Dario |
| Distributed by | Jumbo Cinematografica |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Fifth Cord (Italian: Giornata nera per l'ariete, lit. 'Black Day for the Ram', also released as Evil Fingers) is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed and co-written by Luigi Bazzoni, and starring Franco Nero, Silvia Monti, Pamela Tiffin, Wolfgang Preiss, Ira von Fürstenberg, Edmund Purdom and Rossella Falk. It is based on a 1965 novel by Scottish author D.M. Devine.
The film's Italian title reprises Dario Argento's practice of using animals in the titles of his gialli. It was released in Italy by Jumbo Cinematografica on August 17, 1971.