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'' film co-written and directed by Silvio Amadio.

Cast

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 *

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 * Eleonora Rossi Drago as Erika Tiller *

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 * Memmo Carotenuto as Dino * Alberto Dalbés as Bill North * Juliette Mayniel as Lorena Borelli *

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 * Manuel Alexandre as Baudi's assistant *

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 ...

* Carlos Casaravilla as Regi Bank * as Dino and Choco's neighbour * Philippe Lemaire as Mr. Borelli * Mario Feliciani as Charles Mallicia * 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

References

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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 {{1960s-Italy-film-stub