I milanesi ammazzano al sabato

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I milanesi ammazzano al sabato
Author Giorgio Scerbanenco
LanguageItalian
PublisherGarzanti
Publication date
1969
Publication placeItaly
Pages178

I milanesi ammazzano al sabato (translation: Milanese Kill on Saturdays) is a 1969 crime novel by the Italian writer Giorgio Scerbanenco. It revolves the disappearance of the beautiful daughter of a truck driver, which leads the investigator to the slums and brothels of Milan. It was the final installment in Scerbanenco's Milan Quartet about the medical doctor and investigator Duca Lamberti.

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Publication

The novel was published in 1969 through Garzanti in Milan. It has been translated into French, Spanish, Catalan and German. [1]

Legacy

The novel was the basis for the 1970 Italian-German film La morte risale a ieri sera . The film was directed by Duccio Tessari and stars Frank Wolff as Lamberti. [2]

It lent its title to the 2008 album I Milanesi Ammazzano il Sabato by the Italian rock band Afterhours.

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References

  1. "Formats and Editions of I milanesi ammazzano al sabato". WorldCat . Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  2. "La morte risale a ieri sera". Rivista del cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-11-29.