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La morte risale a ieri sera (1970)

La morte risale a ieri sera poster
Directed by
Duccio Tessari
Genre
horror film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police detective investigates the disappearance and murder of a young woman with intellectual disabilities in Milan. The search through the city's criminal underworld reveals the dark and violent lives of those involved.

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What happens

Death Occurred Last Night (Italian: La morte risale a ieri sera) is a 1970 crime film directed and co-written by Duccio Tessari, starring Raf Vallone and Frank Wolff. It is based on the 1969 novel I milanesi ammazzano al sabato (“The Milanese Kill on Saturdays”) by Giorgio Scerbanenco. The film's baroque, psychedelic-infused score was composed by Gianni Ferrio. An Italian and West German co-production, the film was released by Titanus on September 5, 1970. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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