Mio caro assassino (1972)

Country of Origin: Italy / Spain
Year of Production: 1972
Running Times: 105 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: B.R.C. Produzione S.r.l. / Kramot Cinematografica / Tecisa
Production Manager: Roberto Cocco
Unit Managers: Anacleto Amadio, Carlo Giovagnorio

SCRIPT
Script: Franco Bucceri, José Gutiérrez Maesso, Roberto Leoni, Tonino Valerii
Story: Franco Bucceri, Roberto Leoni

DIRECTION
Director: Tonino Valerii
1st Assistant Director: Roberto Leoni
2nd Assistant Director: Remo De Angelis

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Manuel Rojas
Camera Operator: Angelo Lannutti
Stills: Angelo Novi

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Franco Fraticelli
Assistant Editors: Alessandro Gabriele, Sergio Fraticelli

MUSIC
Music: Ennio Morricone
Conductor: Bruno Nicolai

SOUND
Sound Technician: Pietro Ortolani

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Vittorio Biseo
Hair: Marisa Fraticelli
Costume Designer: Fiorenzo Senese

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Directors: Francisco Canet, Claudio Cinini

MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Renata Franceschi

CAST
George Hilton (Inspector Luca Peretti)
Salvo Randone (Chief Morroe)
William Berger (Giorgio Canavese)
Manolo Zarzo (real name: Manuel Zarzo)
Patty Shepard (teacher)
Piero Lulli (private detective)
Helga Liné (Mrs Paradisi)
Tullio Valli
Dante Maggio
Dana Ghia (Eleonora)
Alfredo Mayo
Mónica Randall
Corrado Gaipa
Daniela Rachele Barnes
Francesco Di Federico
Lola Gaos
Sergio Mendizábal
Sofia Dionisio
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Elisa Mainardi
Enzo Fiermonte
Annamaria Chio
Antonio Spaccatini
Guerrino Crivello
Irio Fantini
Andrea Scotti
Marilù Tolo (Dr Anna Borgese)

PLOT SUMMARY

When an insurance investigator is beheaded by a mechanical digger, Inspector Peretti discovers a whole series of killings that all seem to be linked to a still unsolved kidnapping case. Peretti's only clue lies in a drawing made by a little girl...

AVAILABILITY

Italy
Theatrical Distributors: Jumbo Surf Film

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 18

TIMELINE

1972
February
3: Italy - theatrical release
24: Spain - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

My Dear Killer - UK video title
Sumario sangriento de la pequeña Estefania - Spanish title

KEYWORDS

circular saws, decapitation, giallo, serial killers

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008