''Medusa'' is a 1973 American mystery drama film starring and produced by George Hamilton directed by

Gordon Hessler Gordon Hessler (12 December 1925 – 19 January 2014) was a German-born British film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. Biography Early Years Born in Berlin, Germany, Katz, Ephraim. ''The Film Encyclopedia'', Harper Perennial, ...

. It was co written by

Christopher Wicking Christopher Wicking (10 January 1943 – 13 October 2008), also known as Chris Wicking, was a British screenwriter, often in the horror and fantasy genres, notably for the British arm of American International Pictures and with Hammer Film Pro ...

, the last of five collaborations he had with Hessler. It was Hamilton's second film as producer (the first being ''

Evel Knievel Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel (; October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007) was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Knievel was inducted into the Motor ...

'') and was shot in Greece.Tempo/People: Tower Ticker Gold, Aaron. Chicago Tribune 18 Nov 1974: b16.

Plot

A stewardess is murdered by a masked man in Greece. The leading suspects are an American playboy and a gangster.

Cast

* George Hamilton as Jeffrey *

Luciana Paluzzi Luciana Paluzzi (born 10 June 1937) is an Italian actress. She is perhaps best known for playing SPECTRE assassin Fiona Volpe in the fourth James Bond film, '' Thunderball'', but she had important roles in notable films of the 1960s and 1970s in ...

as Sarah * Cameron Mitchell as Angelo *

Alana Stewart Alana Hamilton Stewart (; born May 18, 1945) is an American actress and former model. She has also used her maiden name, Alana Collins, and her names from her first marriage, Alana Collins-Hamilton and Alana Hamilton, professionally. Early life ...

as Eleana

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