Death Occurred Last Night

Death Occurred Last Night (1970)

La morte risale a ieri sera

A chief police inspector investigates the disappearance of a 25-year-old woman, the daughter of a lonely widower. After she turns up dead, the cops race to find the killers before the grieving father does

Date of release
1970-09-05
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (29)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Director
Duccio Tessari

Casting

Interesting facts

Death Occurred Last Night is a 1970 crime film directed and co-written by Duccio Tessari, starring Raf Vallone and Frank Wolff. It is based on the 1969 novel I milanesi ammazzano al sabato by Giorgio Scerbanenco. The film's baroque, psychedelic-infused score was composed by Gianni Ferrio.

Production

Death Occurred Last Night was written by Biagio Proietti and director Duccio Tessari. the film is based on Giorgio Scerbanenco's 1969 novel I milanesi ammazzano al sabato (translation: The Milanese Kill on Saturdays). The book was published just a few months before the author's death.

The film's soundtrack was composed by Gianni Ferrio, who had previously worked with Tessari on the 1969 Spaghetti Western Sundance and the Kid, and would do so again on his 1971 giallo The Bloodstained Butterfly. Ferrio's score spans several musical styles, incorporating psychedelic rock, baroque pop and jazz.

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