Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1970
The Weekend Murders
Buy The Weekend Murders now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'The Weekend Murders' (, also known as 'The Story of a Crime') is a 1970 Italian giallo film directed by Michele Lupo. 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
Buy The Weekend Murders now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1970