The Weekend Murders

The Weekend Murders
The Weekend Murders
	Italian film poster
Directed by	Michele Lupo
Screenplay by	Fabio Pittorru ; Massimo Felisatti ; Sergio Donati
Dialogue by	Sergio Donati
Produced by	Antonio Mazza
Starring	Anna Moffo ; Eveline Stewart ; Peter Baldwin ; Lance Percival ; Marisa Fabbri; Orchidea De Santis ; Christopher Chittell ; Beryl Cunningham ; Giacomo Rossi Stuart ; Gastone Moschin
Cinematography	Guglielmo Mancori
Edited by	Vincenzo Tomassi
Music by	Francesco De Masi
Production; company	Jupiter Generale Cinematografica
Distributed by	Fida Cinematografica (Italy); Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (International)
Release dates	October 15, 1970(Italy); June 7, 1972(United States);
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	Italian; English

Last updated February 25, 2025

The Weekend Murders (Italian : Concerto per pistola solista, also known as The Story of a Crime) is a 1970 Italian giallo film directed by Michele Lupo.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] 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 and a local Police Sergeant.

Cast

Anna Moffo as Barbara Worth
Gastone Moschin as Sgt. Aloysius 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 Evelyn, the maid
Robert Hundar as Arthur, the valet
Ballard Berkeley as Peter, the butler
Richard Caldicot as Thornton, the lawyer
Harry Hutchinson as Harry, the gardener

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

↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
↑ Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.
↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
↑ Giancarlo Grossini (1985). Dizionario del cinema giallo. Dedalo, 1985. ISBN 8822045106.

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[70-79_a-l-1] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.

[stracult-2] Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.

[Mereghetti-3] Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.

[4] Giancarlo Grossini (1985). Dizionario del cinema giallo. Dedalo, 1985. ISBN 8822045106.

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