Il cartaio

"A serial killer with a vice for Video Poker"

Jan 2 2004 Not Rated 1h 43m
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Policewoman Anna Mari is forced to play a dangerous game with the title serial killer. If she loses, she witnesses the maniac's tortured victims having their throats cut in explicit close-up detail via webcam. She teams up with British cop John Brennan to find out the identity of the murderer.

Plot

After the abduction of a British tourist in Rome, police inspector Anna Mari is contacted by the criminal, who self-entitles The Card Player, challenging the police department to dispute a video poker with him where the prize would be the life of the victim. The Chief of Police refuses to participate and the victim is tortured and killed in front of an Internet web cam. British detective John Brennan is assigned to investigate the case and when another woman is kidnapped, they invite the addicted player Remo to play for the police. Anna and John lead the investigation trying to disclose who might be the serial-killer.

Written by

Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini

Directed by

Dario Argento

Cast

Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Silvio Muccino

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Medusa Film, Opera Film (II)

Languages

English, Italiano

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
The Card Player - Bande Annonce (2004)
Scores
# of Votes
5,966
Average Rating
4.9 out of 10
Metascore
48
Popularity
NA