Don't Torture a Duckling

Don't Torture a Duckling
Theatrical release poster
Italian	Non si sevizia un paperino
Directed by	Lucio Fulci
Screenplay by	Lucio Fulci Roberto Gianviti Gianfranco Clerici
Story by	Lucio Fulci Roberto Gianviti
Produced by	Edmondo Amati[1]
Starring	Florinda Bolkan Barbara Bouchet Tomas Milian Irene Papas Marc Porel Georges Wilson Antonello Campodifiori Ugo D'Alessio Virgilio Gazzolo Andrea Aureli Rosalia Maggio Vito Passeri
Cinematography	Sergio D'Offizi
Edited by	Ornella Micheli
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Production company	Medusa Distribuzione
Distributed by	Medusa Distribuzione
Release date	29 September 1972 (1972-09-29) (Italy)
Running time	102 minutes[2]
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Don't Torture a Duckling (Italian: Non si sevizia un paperino) is a 1972 Italian giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci, starring Florinda Bolkan, Tomas Milian and Barbara Bouchet. The plot follows a journalist investigating a series of child murders in an insular Italian village whose residents are riddled with superstition and mistrust. The film's score was composed by Riz Ortolani and features vocals by Ornella Vanoni.

Released in September 1972, the film is significant within Fulci's filmography as it is one of the first in which he began using gore effects, something he would continue to do in his later films. The film has also been noted by critics for its commentary on sexuality in the Catholic Church.^[3]