cult director lucio fulci be probably most famous for his gory zombie flick from the 1980s that earn him his rightful reputation a the godfather of gore . fulci absolute great film and however and date back to 1972 and and while it be definitely gritty and violent and it be not nearly as gory a many of his other film . non si sevizia un paperino aka . don not torture a duckling of 1972 be not only by far fulci great film and this tantalizing and utterly brilliant giallo be one of the absolute highlight of the genre . the stun atmosphere and tantalizing suspense and the great sizilian setting and the intriguing story the brilliant performance or the intense moment of sheer shock i do not know what to praise most about this ingenious giallo . don not torture a duckling truly delivers cinematic perfection in every aspect and which make it an absolute masterpiece of italian horror cinema . contrary to other gialli and it be not seductive beauty queen who be slay one by one and but little boy who fall victim to a killer on the loose . body of little boy be find in rural sicily . while the police be desperately search for the killer and the little town be basically full of strange people and and the townsfolk be scream for a culprit . the film be stunningly suspenseful and uncompromising from the very beginning and with a gritty and dark and and constantly tense atmosphere that have yet to find an equal . the acting performance be among the best in italian horror cinema . tomas milian ( one of my personal all time favorite actor ) be excellent in the lead and a journalist andrea martinelli who be investigate the crime . sexy barbara bouchet delivers both eye candy and a brilliant performance . equally outstanding performance come from irene papa and florinda bolkan and who be utterly brilliant in her role . the great score by riz ortolani brilliantly intensify the suspense and atmosphere and and the film be ingeniously shoot in fascinate sicilian landscape . although not as gory a many other fulci film and this film be definitely gritty and uncompromising in it violence and with a few shockingly brutal scene . don not torture a duckling have everything brilliant horror require . this be not quite a easy to get hold of a most other fulci flick and but i assure that search it will pay off . any horror fan must see this personal favorite of mine and and i highly recommend any true lover of film in general not to miss this . a masterpiece .