The Suspicious Death of a Minor

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The Suspicious Death of a Minor
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Directed by Sergio Martino
Screenplay by
Story byErnesto Gastaldi [1]
Produced by Luciano Martino [1]
Starring
CinematographyGiancarlo Ferrando [1]
Edited by Raimondo Crociani [1]
Music byLuciano Michelini [1]
Production
company
Dania Film [1]
Distributed by Titanus
Release date
  • 12 August 1975 (1975-08-12)(Italy)
Running time
100 minutes [1]
CountryItaly [1]
Box office ₤507.396 million

The Suspicious Death of a Minor (Italian : Morte sospetta di una minorenne), a.k.a. Too Young to Die, [2] is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino. [3] [4] [5]

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Plot summary

Undercover cop Paolo Germi and the mysterious Marisa meet each other at a dance hall. Germi is unaware of the secret Marisa carries with her; conditions in her life have forced her into underage prostitution. After she is brutally murdered, he decides to go after her killers. However, a killer-for-hire ensures that Germi's investigation won't be easy, while continuing to kill...

Cast

Production

The Suspicious Death of a Minor was developed under the title Milano Violenta (transl. Violent Milan), a title later used for Mario Caiano's film Bloody Payroll . [6] The film was a hybrid of a crime film and a giallo. [6] 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." [6]

Release

The Suspicious Death of a Minor was distributed theatrically by Titanus in Italy on 12 August 1975. [1] The film grossed a total of 507,396,250 Italian lire on its domestic release. [1] The film is also known as Too Young to Die. [7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Curti 2013, p. 151.
  2. ↑ "Too Young to die (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes .
  3. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059695.
  4. ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   8860736269.
  5. ↑ Giancarlo Grossini (1985). Dizionario del cinema giallo. Dedalo, 1985. ISBN   8822045106.
  6. 1 2 3 Curti 2013, p. 152.
  7. ↑ "Too Young to die (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes .

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References

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN   978-0786469765.
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