Cosa avete fatto a Solange? (1972)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Massimo Dallamano

Writers:

Bruno Di Geronimo (story) and
Massimo Dallamano (story) ...

Release Date:

May 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A teacher who is having an affair with one of his students takes her out on a boat. They see a knife killing on shore...

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | Suspect | Girl | Murder | Police

Cast

Fabio Testi	...	Enrico 'Henry' Rosseni
Cristina Galbó	...	Elizabeth Seccles (as Christine Galbo)
Karin Baal	...	Herta Rosseni
Joachim Fuchsberger	...	Inspector Barth
Günther Stoll	...	Professor Bascombe
Claudia Butenuth	...	Brenda Pilchard
Camille Keaton	...	Solange Beauregard
Maria Monti	...	Mrs. Erickson
Giancarlo Badessi	...	Mr. Erickson
Pilar Castel	...	Janet Bryant
Giovanna Di Bernardo	...	Helen Edmonds
Vittorio Fanfoni	...	Enrico's friend
Antonio Casale	...	Mr. Newton (as Antony Vernon)
Emilia Wolkowicz	...	Ruth Holden (as Emilia Wolkowich)
Daniele Micheletti	...	Mr. Bryant

Also Known As:

Das Geheimnis der grünen Stecknadel (West Germany)
Solange (UK) (video box title)
Terror in the Woods (USA)
The School That Couldn't Scream (USA)
The Secret of the Green Pins (USA)
What Have They Done to Solange? (USA)
What Have You Done to Solange? (UK) (video title)
Who Killed Solange?
Who's Next? (UK)

Runtime:

Italy:103 min | UK:102 min | West Germany:96 min

Country:

Italy | West Germany

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:R (1973) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Sweden:15 (1973, cut) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Italian International Film

Trivia:

Mindful of the American aversion to dubbed foreign films, the production team decided that the shooting would be exclusively made in English language despite the accent of the actors. Consequently the English looping coincided so well with the lip movements of the actors that no one in the U.S. noticed the film was dubbed.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Pastewka: Die Strategie der Schnecke (#2.2)" (2006)

Edgar Wallace goes giallo

This is a good murder mystery, based on an Edgar Wallace novel. It has all the ingredients of a good giallo: horrible murders, sex, religion and nightmarish flashbacks.(Especially the one at the end is bound to give you bad dreams).

The plot isn't always logical, and the acting isn't very convincing. But the direction is good and the music by Ennio Morricone is one of the best scores he has ever made.

If you like the movies of Dario Argento, you'll love this one.