I ragazzi del massacro

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I ragazzi del massacro
Author Giorgio Scerbanenco
LanguageItalian
Publisher Garzanti
Publication date
1968
Publication placeItaly
Pages230

I ragazzi del massacro is a 1968 crime novel by the Italian writer Giorgio Scerbanenco. It revolves a murder case where a young Northern Italian woman is found dead and naked in a classroom. It was the third installment in Scerbanenco's Milan Quartet about the medical doctor and investigator Duca Lamberti.

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Publication

The novel was published in 1968 through Garzanti in Milan. It has been translated into French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Japanese. [1]

Film adaptation

The novel was the basis for the 1969 Italian film Naked Violence . The film was directed by Fernando Di Leo and stars Pier Paolo Capponi as Lamberti. [2]

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References

  1. "Formats and Editions of I ragazzi del massacro". WorldCat . Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  2. "I ragazzi del massacro". Rivista del cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-11-29.