''Assassination in Rome'' (; ) is a 1965 ''
giallo
In Italian cinema, (; : ; from , ) is a genre that often contains Slasher film, slasher, thriller (genre), thriller, psychological horror, psychological thriller, Sexploitation film, sexploitation, and, less frequently, supernatural, supernat ...
'' film co-written and directed by
Silvio Amadio.
Cast
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Hugh O'Brian
Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe; April 19, 1925 – September 5, 2016) was an American actor and humanitarian, best known for his starring roles in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC Western (genre), Western television series ' ...
as Dick Sherman
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Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American dancer and actress.
After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilit ...
as Shelley North
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Eleonora Rossi Drago as Erika Tiller
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Alberto Closas
Alberto Closas Lluró (30 October 1921, in Barcelona – 19 September 1994, in Madrid) was a prolific Spanish film actor who appeared in the Cinema of Argentina in the 1940s and 1950s and in Spanish cinema after 1955.
His family emigrated to ...
as Inspector Baudi
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Memmo Carotenuto as Dino
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Alberto Dalbés as Bill North
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Juliette Mayniel as Lorena Borelli
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Franco Giacobini
Franco Giacobini (5 March 1926 – 27 December 2015) was an Italian actor.
Born in Rome as Francesco Giacobini, he graduated at Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico in 1948, then started a prolific stage career, working in come ...
as Choco
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Manuel Alexandre as Baudi's assistant
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Antonio Casas
Antonio Casas Barros (11 November 1911 – 14 February 1982) was a Spanish footballer turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982.
Casas originally began as a footballer for Atlético Madrid, but entered film i ...
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Carlos Casaravilla as Regi Bank
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Philippe Lemaire as Mr. Borelli
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Mario Feliciani as Charles Mallicia
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José María Seoane
Production
The film was originally meant to star
John Gavin, but he pulled out at the last minute and was replaced by
Hugh O'Brian
Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe; April 19, 1925 – September 5, 2016) was an American actor and humanitarian, best known for his starring roles in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC Western (genre), Western television series ' ...
.
References
External links
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1965 films
1965 crime films
1960s crime thriller films
1960s English-language films
1960s Italian films
1960s Italian-language films
1960s multilingual films
1960s mystery thriller films
English-language French films
English-language Italian films
English-language Spanish films
Films directed by Silvio Amadio
Films scored by Armando Trovajoli
Films set in Rome
French crime thriller films
French multilingual films
French mystery thriller films
Giallo films
Italian crime thriller films
Italian multilingual films
Italian mystery thriller films
Italian-language French films
Italian-language Spanish films
Spanish crime thriller films
Spanish multilingual films
Spanish mystery thriller films
English-language crime thriller films
English-language mystery thriller films
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