La ragazza dal pigiama giallo (1977)

Two seemingly separate stories in New South Wales: a burned, murdered body of a young woman is found on the beach, and a retired inspector makes inquiries; also, Linda, a waitress and ferry... See full summary »

Director:

Flavio Mogherini

Writers:

Flavio Mogherini, Rafael Sánchez Campoy

Stars:

Ray Milland, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Michele Placido

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Milland	...	Inspector Thompson
Dalila Di Lazzaro	...	Glenda Blythe
Michele Placido	...	Antonio Attolini
Mel Ferrer	...	Professor Henry Douglas
Howard Ross	...	Roy Conner
Ramiro Oliveros	...	Inspector Ramsey
Rod Mullinar	...	Inspector Morris
Giacomo Assandri	...	Quint
Eugene Walter	...	Dorsey
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Antonio Ferrandis	...	Nottingham (as Antonio Ferrandiz)
Vanessa Vitale	...	Quint's Neighbor
Mónica Rey	...	Patricia Clark Dorsey
Andrea Gnecco
Sandra Dobrigna

Storyline

Two seemingly separate stories in New South Wales: a burned, murdered body of a young woman is found on the beach, and a retired inspector makes inquiries; also, Linda, a waitress and ferry attendant, has several lovers and marries one, but continues seeing the others. The police have a suspect in the murder, but the retired inspector is convinced they're wrong; he continues a methodical investigation. Linda and her husband separate, and there are complications. Will the stories cross or are they already twisted together?

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Plot Keywords:

inspector | murder | brunette | sexual attraction | disfigured face | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy Spain

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

31 December 1977 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Girl in the Yellow Pajamas

Filming Locations:

Dear Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zodiac Produzioni, Producciones Internacionales Cinematográficas Asociadas (PICASA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Pyjama Girl Mystery: A True Story of Murder, Obsession and Lies (2006)

User Reviews

unusual film with most original structure

Quite an oddity this and none the worse for that. So late into the seventies and set in Sydney, Australia, this was never going to be in any way a standard giallo and in truth it is more a romantic thriller with giallo overtones. This did not start well for me with the opening song and I never really appreciated the soundtrack throughout which I found to be rather grating. Things didn't get better with the appearance of a seemingly over acting Ray Milland but gradually it began to win me over until it seemed Milland was in some other film. Calming down again, helped by the constant on screen smouldering of Dalila Di Lazzaro, I allowed the film to wash over me and presto a most unusual film with most original structure reveals itself. It's not perfect but give this one a chance to surprise.