| The Weekend Murders | |
|---|---|
 Italian film poster | |
| Directed by | Michele Lupo |
| Screenplay by | Fabio Pittorru Massimo Felisatti Sergio Donati |
| Dialogue by | Sergio Donati |
| Produced by | Antonio Mazza |
| Starring | Anna Moffo Eveline Stewart Peter Baldwin Lance Percival Marisa Fabbri Orchidea De Santis Christopher Chittell Beryl Cunningham Giacomo Rossi Stuart Gastone Moschin |
| Cinematography | Guglielmo Mancori |
| Edited by | Vincenzo Tomassi |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi |
| Production company | Jupiter Generale Cinematografica |
| Distributed by | Fida Cinematografica (Italy) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (International) |
| Release dates |
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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. It starred Ida Galli, Beryl Cunningham, Anna Moffo and Orchidea De Santis.
Plot
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 and a local Police Sergeant.
Cast
- Anna Moffo as Barbara Worth
- Gastone Moschin as Sgt. Aloysius 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 Evelyn, the maid
- Robert Hundar as Arthur, the valet
- Ballard Berkeley as Peter, the butler
- Richard Caldicot as Thornton, the lawyer
- Harry Hutchinson as Harry, the gardener
Production
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
- 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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- Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati
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