The Suspicious Death of a Minor

The Suspicious Death of a Minor (Italian: Morte sospetta di una minorenne) is an 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino.[2][3][4]

The Suspicious Death of a Minor
Directed by	Sergio Martino
Produced by	Luciano Martino[1]
Screenplay by	Ernesto Gastaldi Luciano Martino[1]
Story by	Ernesto Gastaldi[1]
Starring	Claudio Cassinelli Mel Ferrer Lia Tanzi Gianfranco Barra
Music by	Luciano Michelini[1]
Cinematography	Giancarlo Ferrando[1]
Edited by	Raimondo Crociani[1]
Production company	Dania Film[1]
Distributed by	Titanus
Release date	12 August 1975 (1975-08-12) (Italy)
Running time	100 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Box office	₤ 507,396 million

Plot summary

Police detective Paolo Germi (Claudio Cassinelli) and the mysterious Marisa meet each other at a dance hall. Germi is unaware of the secret Marisa carries with her: adverse conditions in her life have forced her into prostitution. As Germi finds the young girl brutally murdered, he decides to go after her killers. During his investigation, he enters a world of intrigue and obfuscation that leave an endless trail of blood.

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
• Barbara Magnolfi as Floriana
• Franca Scagnetti as Mother of Giannino

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.[5] The film was a hybrid of a crime film and a giallo.[5] 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."[5]

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]

Notes

1. Curti 2013, p. 151.
2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
3. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
4. Giancarlo Grossini. Dizionario del cinema giallo. Dedalo, 1985. ISBN 8822045106.
5. Curti 2013, p. 152.

References

• Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• The Suspicious Death of a Minor on IMDb