Italian master of horror Dario Argento’s second directorial effort (and the centerpiece of the « animal trilogy » of giallos–or mystery/thrillers–which includes BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE and FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET) is a suspenseful murder mystery infused with the filmmaker’s trademark graphic violence. Karl Malden stars as a blind man with a talent for solving puzzles who teams-up with reporter Carlo Giordani (James Franciscus) to launch a[…]