The Weekend Murders

1970 Italian film

October 15, 1970 (1970-10-15) (Italy)
June 7, 1972 (1972-06-07) (USA)

Running time

98 minutesCountryItalyLanguagesItalian
English

The Weekend Murders (Italian: Concerto per pistola solista, also known as The Story of a Crime) is a 1970 Italian giallo film directed by Michele Lupo.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It starred Ida Galli, Beryl Cunningham, Anna Moffo and Orchidea De Santis.

Plot

A family goes to a British estate to hear the reading of a will and while there they are murdered one by one, beginning with the butler. The murders are investigated by a Scotland Yard detective, played by Lance Percival, and a local Police Sergeant, played by Gastone Moschin.

Cast

Anna Moffo as Barbara Worth
Gastone Moschin as Sgt. Aloisius Thorpe
Ida Galli as Isabelle
Lance Percival as Inspector Grey
Peter Baldwin as Anthony Carter
Chris Chittell as Georgie Kemple
Quinto Parmeggiani as Lawrence Carter
Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Ted Collins
Beryl Cunningham as Pauline Collins
Marisa Fabbri as Gladys Kemple
Orchidea De Santis as the waitress
Robert Hundar as the waiter
Ballard Berkeley as Peter, the butler
Richard Caldicot as Lawyer Caldicot
Harry Hutchinson as Harry, the gardener
Barry Atsma as the Chef

Production

The film was set and filmed on location at Somerleyton Hall, both for interior and exterior shots. There are also several scenes at Somerleyton railway station.

References

^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
^ Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.
^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
^ Giancarlo Grossini (1985). Dizionario del cinema giallo. Dedalo, 1985. ISBN 8822045106.