La morte risale a ieri sera (1970)

Country of Origin: Italy / West Germany
Year of Production: 1970
Running Times: 93 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: CCC Filmkunst GmbH / Filmes Cinematografica / La Lombard Filmes Cinematografica
Producer: Giuseppe Tortorella
Production Manager: Pompeo Grassini

SCRIPT
Script: Biagio Proietti, Duccio Tessari, Artur Brauner
Novel: Giorgio Scerbanenco

DIRECTION
Director: Duccio Tessari
Assistant Director: Lorella De Luca

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Lamberto Caimi

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Mario Morra

MUSIC
Music: Gianni Ferrio
Songs Performed By: Mina

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Enrico Tovaglieri

LOCATIONS
Locations: Milan, Lombardia, Italy

CAST
Raf Vallone (Amanzio Berzaghi)
Frank Wolff (Dr Lamberti)
Gabriele Tinti (Mascaranti)
Gillian Bray (Donatella)
Eva Renzi (Livia)
Gigi Rizzi (Salvatore)
Beryl Cunningham (Herrero)
Wilma Casagrande (Concetta)
Checco Rissone (Salvatore)
Marco Mariani
Nicky Zuccola
Helga Machaty
Riccardo De Stefanis
Giorgio Dolfin
Elsa Boni
Marisa Cassetta
Maria Grazia Bettini
Renato Tovaglieri
Jack La Cayenne
Stefano Oppedisano
Heidrun Hankammer

PLOT SUMMARY

Inspector Berzaghi is sent to investigate the disappearance of a 25-year-old woman with the mind of a child. When her body turns up, the race is on to find her killer before her vengeful father does.

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

West Germany
Rating: 16

TIMELINE

1970
September
3: Italy - passed by the ratings board
5: Italy - theatrical release

1971
July
16: West Germany - theatrical release

1973
March
8: France - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Asesinada ayer - Spanish title
Death Occurred Last Night - US video title
Getötet wird nur samstags - working title
Das Grauen kam aus dem Nebel - West German title
Der Mailänder tötete samstags - working title
Sie kamen im Morgengrauen - working title

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

ETC vol.2 no.6 p.11 (USA)
credits, review

Monthly Film Bulletin no.449 (June 1971) (UK)
credits, synopsis, review

KEYWORDS

giallo

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009