The Weekend Murders
| The Weekend Murders | |
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| Directed by | Michele Lupo |
| Written by | Sergio Donati Massimo Felisatti Fabio Pittorru |
| Cinematography | Guglielmo Mancori |
| Edited by | Vincenzo Tomassi |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian English |
The Weekend Murders (Italian: Concerto per pistola solista, also known as The Story of a Crime) is a 1970 Italian giallo film directed by Michele Lupo.[1][2][3][4] It starred Ida Galli, Beryl Cunningham, Anna Moffo and Orchidea De Santis.
Plot[edit]
A family goes to a British estate to hear the reading of a will and while there they are murdered one by one, beginning with the butler. The murders are investigated by a Scotland Yard detective, played by Lance Percival, and a local Police Sergeant, played by Gastone Moschin.
Cast[edit]
- Anna Moffo as Barbara Worth
- Gastone Moschin as Sgt. Aloisius Thorpe
- Ida Galli as Isabelle
- Lance Percival as Inspector Grey
- Peter Baldwin as Anthony Carter
- Chris Chittell as Georgie Kemple
- Quinto Parmeggiani as Lawrence Carter
- Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Ted Collins
- Beryl Cunningham as Pauline Collins
- Marisa Fabbri as Gladys Kemple
- Orchidea De Santis as the waitress
- Robert Hundar as the waiter
- Ballard Berkeley as Peter, the butler
- Richard Caldicot as Lawyer Caldicot
- Harry Hutchinson as Harry, the gardener
- Barry Atsma as the Chef
Production[edit]
The film was set and filmed on location at Somerleyton Hall, both for interior and exterior shots. There are also several scenes at Somerleyton railway station.
References[edit]
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
- ^ Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Giancarlo Grossini (1985). Dizionario del cinema giallo. Dedalo, 1985. ISBN 8822045106.
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