Death Laid an Egg
A love triangle develops between three people who run a high tech chicken farm. It involves Anna (who owns the farm), her husband Marco (who kills prostitutes in his spare time) and Gabriella (the very beautiful secretary). Marco continues to kill as jealousy becomes more prevalent on the farm.
Critics Sentiment
Scientists create headless and wingless mutant chickens
Marco falls into chicken feed grinding machine
The film drops sharply from the memorable monster chicken experiments to the disappointing climactic death scene.
Critics found Death Laid an Egg most effective in its bizarre middle section featuring the chicken farm and grotesque experiments, but were disappointed by the pretentious opening and weak third act. The film's avant-garde ambitions and unique setting earned praise, but reviewers consistently noted it failed to deliver on its promising setup.
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Gina Lollobrigida
Anna
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Marco
Ewa Aulin
Gabrielle
Jean Sobieski
Mondaini
Renato Romano
Luigi
Vittorio André
Giulio Donnini
Hotel Manager
Biagio Pelligra
Chemical operator
Cleofe Del Cile
Prostitute #1
Monica Millesi
Ugo Adinolfi
Conrad Andersen
Aldo Bonamano
Police Inspector
Rina De Filippo
Livio Ferraro
Mario Guizzardi
Margherita Horowitz
Marco's secretary
Barbara Pignaton
Giuliano Raffaelli
Jean Rougeul
Crew
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