Mio caro assassino (1972)

A mysterious decapitation leads Inspector Peretti into a case of blackmail, deceit and the unsolved kidnapping of a young girl.

Director:

Tonino Valerii

Writers:

Roberto Leoni (screenplay), Franco Bucceri (screenplay)

Stars:

George Hilton, Salvo Randone, William Berger

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Hilton	...	Inspector Luca Peretti
Salvo Randone	...	Chief Marò
William Berger	...	Giorgio Canavese
Marilù Tolo	...	Dr. Anna Borgese
Manuel Zarzo	...	Brigadier Bozzi (as Manolo Zarzo)
Patty Shepard	...	Paola Rossi, the teacher
Piero Lulli	...	Alessandro Moroni
Helga Liné	...	Mrs. Paradisi
Tullio Valli	...	Oliviero Moroni
Dante Maggio	...	Mattia Guardapelle
Dana Ghia	...	Eleonora Moroni
Alfredo Mayo	...	Beniamino
Mónica Randall	...	Carla Moroni
Corrado Gaipa	...	Head of Insurance Company
Lara Wendel	...	Stefania Moroni (as Daniela Rachele Barnes)

Storyline

Following a mysterious decapitation (via mechanical digger) of an insurance investigator, Police Inspector Peretti is put onto the case. Slowly more people are found dead... a man supposedly commits suicide, a women is strangled, another attacked in her flat... but all the clues lead to an unsolved case of kidnapping and murder. Can Peretti find the murderer, if his major clue is a little girls drawing???

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | police | black gloved killer | subjective camera | trap | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy Spain

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

3 February 1972 (Italy)

Also Known As:

My Dear Killer

Filming Locations:

Incir De Paolis, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

B.R.C. Produzione S.r.l., Kramot Cinematografica, Tecisa

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 59715 delivered on 29-1-1972.

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Alternate Versions

The 1998 Salvation video was cut by 4 secs to edit a shot of a young naked girl at an art studio. The 2008 Shameless DVD is fully uncut.

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Connections

Referenced in Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (2008)

User Reviews

Thrilling and thoroughly interesting giallo

This giallo belongs to the more notorious Italian thrillers of the Seventies, which is hardly surprising once one has seen it entirely. Director Valerii unfolds a rather shocking (for not to write perverse) story including a handful of dubious characters, kidnapping of little children and sadistic killings of helpless elderly people.

The story is very interesting and Valerii presents enough twists to keep the whodunit running until the "Hercule-Poirot-like" climax, in which all suspects are together in the same room, while the inspector solves the mystery. From time to time there are the typically stylish murder scenes, the nastiest showing a gory murder with a circular saw. All the characters are all portrayed convincingly by the actors, and Ennio Morricone's soundtrack is cool as ever.

Together with Lucio Fulci's masterly "Non Si Sevizia un Paperino" (Don't Torture a Duckling) and Aldo Lado's beautiful "Chi l'ha Visto Morire?" (Who Saw Her Die?) the ultimate giallo about child abuse and still sure to leave the audience gasping for breath after it's over. Don't miss this one, but be prepared.