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The Suspicious Death of a Minor
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Wikipedia article
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| director = Sergio Martino
| screenplay =
| story = Ernesto Gastaldi
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| producer = Luciano Martino
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| cinematography = Giancarlo Ferrando
| editing = Raimondo Crociani
| music = Luciano Michelini
| studio = Dania Film
| distributor = Titanus
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| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = Italy
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| gross = 507.396 million
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'The Suspicious Death of a Minor' , aka 'Too Young to Die', is an 1975 Italian 'giallo' film directed by Sergio Martino.
Plot summary
Police detective Paolo Germi (Claudio Cassinelli) and the mysterious Marisa meet each other at a dance hall. Germi is unaware of the secret Marisa carries with her: adverse conditions in her life have forced her into prostitution. As Germi finds the young girl brutally murdered, he decides to go after her killers. During his investigation, he enters a world of intrigue and obfuscation that leave an endless trail of blood.
Cast
*Claudio Cassinelli as Paolo Germi
*Mel Ferrer as Police superintendent
*Lia Tanzi as Carmela
*Gianfranco Barra as Teti
*Patrizia Castaldi as Marisa
*Adolfo Caruso as Giannino
*Jenny Tamburi as Gloria
*Massimo Girotti as Gaudenzio Pesce
*Barbara Magnolfi as Floriana
*Franca Scagnetti as Mother of Giannino
Production
'The Suspicious Death of a Minor' was developed under the title 'Milano Violenta' , a title later used for Mario Caiano's film 'Bloody Payroll'. The film was a hybrid of a crime film and a 'giallo'. The screenwriter, Ernesto Gastaldi, later spoke about the film stating "In my opinion, it's a minor film [...] the usually very good Martino didn't manage to give the film a decisive shot-in-the-arm."
Release
'The Suspicious Death of a Minor' was distributed theatrically by Titanus in Italy on 12 August 1975. The film grossed a total of 507,396,250 Italian lire on its domestic release. The film is also known as 'Too Young to Die'.
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