Death Walks At Midnight (1972) ***1/2

Death Walks At Midnight (1972) is director Luciano Ercoli's second "Death Walks" film and third (and final) giallo (all written by the “Godfather Of The Giallo", Ernesto Gastaldi). As with Ercoli's first "Death Walks" film, Death Walks On High Heels (1971), Midnight (and really that title has nothing to do with anything in this movie) is convoluted in its plot mechanics and Gianni Ferrio's score is Stelvio Cipriani-lite. But Nieves Navarro gets to shine throughout much of the film as a strong female protagonist (who, unlike her character in High Heels, never once disrobes), there's some nice gore in a few scenes, and an ending more like that of a poliziottescho—even featuring a final shot decidedly reminiscent of Dirty Harry (1971).

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