A Black Veil for Lisa
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| Directed by | Massimo Dallamano |
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| Story by | Giuseppe Belli[2] |
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| Cinematography | Angelo Lotti[2] |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso[2] |
| Music by | Gian Franco Reverberi[2] |
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| Distributed by | Titanus[2] |
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A Black Veil for Lisa (Italian: La morte non ha sesso/ translation: Death Has No Sex) is an Italian giallo film directed by Massimo Dallamano.[3][4][5] It was also released as Showdown.[6]
Plot
When a narcotics detective finds out that his beautiful wife (who is an ex-criminal) is cheating on him, he hires a professional hitman to bump her off. However, things don't go quite according to plan. Instead of killing the woman, the hitman ends up sleeping with her, and they begin an affair.
Production
A Black Veil for Lisa was shot in Hamburg.[7]
Cast
- John Mills as Inspector Franz Bulon
- Luciana Paluzzi as Lisa
- Robert Hoffmann as Max Lindt
- Renate Kasché as Marianne
- Tullio Altamura as Ostermeyer
- Carlo Hintermann as Mansfeld
- Enzo Fiermonte as Siegert
Reception
From contemporary reviews, "Whit." of Variety described the film as an "okay programmer" and that "Massimo Dallamano's direction [...] is as sturdy as script, on which he also collabed, will permit, and color camera work by Angelo Lotti is particularly effective."[7]
References
- ^ "Das Geheimnis der jungen Witwe" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "La morte non ha sesso (1968)" (in Italian). Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Antonio Bruschini. Profonde tenebre. Granata, 1992. ISBN 8872480396.
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- ^ Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 10.
- ^ a b Variety's Film Reviews 1968-1970. Vol. 12. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "July 16, 1969". ISBN 0-8352-2792-8.
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