The Weekend Murders
1970 Italian film
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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.
Directed byMichele Lupo
Screenplay byFabio Pittorru
Massimo Felisatti
Sergio Donati
Massimo Felisatti
Sergio Donati
Dialogue bySergio Donati
Produced byAntonio Mazza
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| Directed by | Michele Lupo |
| Screenplay by | Fabio Pittorru Massimo Felisatti Sergio Donati |
| Dialogue by | Sergio Donati |
| Produced by | Antonio Mazza |
| Starring | Anna Moffo Eveline Stewart Peter Baldwin Lance Percival Marisa Fabbri Orchidea De Santis Christopher Chittell Beryl Cunningham Giacomo Rossi Stuart Gastone Moschin |
| Cinematography | Guglielmo Mancori |
| Edited by | Vincenzo Tomassi |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi |
Production company | Jupiter Generale Cinematografica |
| Distributed by | Fida Cinematografica (Italy) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (International) |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian English |
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 and a local Police Sergeant.
Cast
- Anna Moffo as Barbara Worth
- Gastone Moschin as Sgt. Aloysius Thorpe
- Ida Galli as Isabelle Carter
- Lance Percival as Inspector Grey
- Peter Baldwin as Anthony Carter
- Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Ted Collins
- Chris Chittell as Georgie Kemple
- Marisa Fabbri as Aunt Gladys Kemple
- Beryl Cunningham as Pauline Collins
- Quinto Parmeggiani as Lawrence Carter
- Orchidea De Santis as Evelyn, the maid
- Robert Hundar as Arthur, the valet
- Franco Borelli as Tom, the stranger
- Ballard Berkeley as Peter, the butler
- Richard Caldicot as Thornton, the lawyer
- Harry Hutchinson as Harry, the gardener
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.
