My Dear Killer

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My Dear Killer
Directed byTonino Valerii
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Franco Bucceri
  • Roberto Leoni[1]
Starring
CinematographyManuel Rojas[1]
Edited byFranco Fraticelli[1]
Music byEnnio Morricone[1]
Distributed byJumbo Cinematografica (Italy)
Release date
  • February 3, 1972 (1972-02-03) (Italy)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
Countries
Box office₤250 million

My Dear Killer (Italian: Mio caro assassino) is a 1972 giallo film directed by Tonino Valerii. The film was referred as "one of the best films in the thriller genre"[2] and as "one of the best, most vibrant and well designed products of Italian giallo".[3]

Synopsis

Following a mysterious decapitation (via mechanical digger) of an insurance investigator, Police Inspector Peretti is put onto the case. Slowly more people are found dead - a man supposedly commits suicide, a woman is strangled, another attacked in her flat - but all the clues lead to an unsolved case of kidnapping and murder. Can Peretti find the murderer, if his major clue is a little girl's drawing?

Cast

Production

Jose Gutierrez Maesso is credited as a screenwriter on the film, but did not actually contribute to the script of My Dear Killer.[1] Maesso was credited for co-production reasons.[1]

Release

My Dear Killer was released in Italy on February 3, 1972 where it was distributed by Jumbo Cinematografica.[1] The film grossed 250 million Italian lira.[1]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Curti 2016, p. 196.
  2. ^ Gianfranco Casadio. Col cuore in gola: assassini, ladri e poliziotti nel cinema italiano dal 1930 ad oggi. Angelo Longo, 2002. ISBN 8880633600.
  3. ^ Luca M. Palmerini, Gaetano Mistretta. Spaghetti nightmares. M&P, 1996. ISBN 8886839014.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2016). Tonino Valerii: The Films. McFarland. ISBN 1476626189.

External links