| The Suspicious Death of a Minor | |
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| Directed by | Sergio Martino |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Ernesto Gastaldi[1] |
| Produced by | Luciano Martino[1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Giancarlo Ferrando[1] |
| Edited by | Raimondo Crociani[1] |
| Music by | Luciano Michelini[1] |
Production company | Dania Film[1] |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
| Box office | ₤507.396 million |
The Suspicious Death of a Minor (Italian: Morte sospetta di una minorenne), a.k.a. Too Young to Die,[2] is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino.[3][4][5]
Plot summary
Undercover cop Paolo Germi and the mysterious Marisa meet each other at a dance hall. Germi is unaware of the secret Marisa carries with her; conditions in her life have forced her into underage prostitution. After she is brutally murdered, he decides to go after her killers. However, a killer-for-hire ensures that Germi's investigation won't be easy, while continuing to kill...
Cast
- Claudio Cassinelli as Paolo Germi
- Mel Ferrer as Police superintendent
- Lia Tanzi as Carmela
- Gianfranco Barra as Teti
- Patrizia Castaldi as Marisa
- Adolfo Caruso as Giannino
- Jenny Tamburi as Gloria
- Massimo Girotti as Gaudenzio Pesce
- Carlo Alighiero as Chief of S.M.C.D. Office
- Franco Alpestre as Il Menga
- Fiammetta Baralla as Landlady
- Barbara Magnolfi as Floriana
- Aldo Massasso as Listri
- Roberto Posse as Killer
- Carlotta Wittig as Director of S.M.C.D.
Production
The Suspicious Death of a Minor was developed under the title Milano Violenta (transl. Violent Milan), a title later used for Mario Caiano's film Bloody Payroll.[6] The film was a hybrid of a crime film and a giallo.[6] The screenwriter, Ernesto Gastaldi, later spoke about the film stating "In my opinion, it's a minor film [...] the usually very good Martino didn't manage to give the film a decisive shot-in-the-arm."[6]
Release
The Suspicious Death of a Minor was distributed theatrically by Titanus in Italy on 12 August 1975.[1] The film grossed a total of 507,396,250 Italian lire on its domestic release.[1] The film is also known as Too Young to Die.[7]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Curti 2013, p. 151.
- ↑ "Too Young to die (2002)".
- ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
- ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ↑ Giancarlo Grossini (1985). Dizionario del cinema giallo. Dedalo, 1985. ISBN 8822045106.
- 1 2 3 Curti 2013, p. 152.
- ↑ "Too Young to die (2002)".
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.