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directed by

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and starring Annette Bach,

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and

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Gábor Pogány used a number of camera shots to give the production the feel of a

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It earned around sixty five million lire at the box office.Chiti & Poppi p.387

Synopsis

Set in the art world, a

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of a famous

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leads on to a series of murders. The chief suspect in the case Anna, a young

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, and her friend Silvio decide to take on the investigation themselves to unmask the real culprit.

Cast

* Annette Bach as Anna Gaddi *

as Claudio Drago *

as Max * Mario Del Monaco as Silvio Martini * Eros Belloni as Il direttore radio * Leo Garavaglia as Il medico legale *

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as Il critico d'arte *

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as Il ministro *

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as Il commissario P.S. * Zora Piazza as La ballerina *

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as Amalia *

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as L'ispettore Pasquini *

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as Il custode del museo * Filippo Scelzo as Tambroni *

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as L'intendente belle arti *

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as Il pittore Masero * Gaetano Verna as L'altro intendente

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. * Curti, Roberto. ''Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History''. McFarland, 2022.

External links

* 1948 films Italian mystery films 1948 mystery films Italian crime films 1948 crime films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Camillo Mastrocinque 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub