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The Designated Victim
“It was the perfect crime... but who was the victim?”
61%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
The Designated Victim (1971) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Designated Victim (1971) — a movie tagged as Thriller with tense and offbeat moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Stefano Augenti, an ambitious advertising executive, meets a curious hippie named Count Mateo Tiepolo and they form a strange bond. Seeking an escape from his unhappy marriage, Augenti is lured by the Count into a bizarre plot to kill each other's relatives. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Designated Victim 61% (28 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
61%
from 28 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Stefano Augenti, an ambitious advertising executive, meets a curious hippie named Count Mateo Tiepolo and they form a strange bond. Seeking an escape from his unhappy marriage, Augenti is lured by the Count into a bizarre plot to kill each other's relatives.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1971-04-22
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 6.1
- TMDB ID
- 103067
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What is The Designated Victim about?
Stefano Augenti, an ambitious advertising executive, meets a curious hippie named Count Mateo Tiepolo and they form a strange bond. Seeking an escape from his unhappy marriage, Augenti is lured by... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Designated Victim?
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How long is the movie The Designated Victim?
The official runtime for The Designated Victim is approximately 105 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Tomas Milian
Stefano Augenti
Pierre Clémenti
Count Mateo Tiepolo
Katia Christine
Fabienne Bélanger
Luigi Casellato
Inspector Finzi
Marisa Bartoli
Luisa Augenti, Stefano's wife
Ottavio Alessi
Balsamo
Alessandra Cardini
Christina Müller (as Sandra Cardini)
Enzo Tarascio
Argenti's business associate
Carla Mancini
- B
Bruno Boschetti
Augenti's Butler
- G
Giuseppe Alotta
Deputy Commissioner
- R
Renée Lorena
German Stranded at the Airport
Vittorio Pinelli
Airport Pay Park Attendant
- C
Cathy Marchand
Woman in black (uncredited)
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