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A Black Veil for Lisa (Italian: La morte non ha sesso, lit. "Death has no sex") is a 1968 thriller film directed by Massimo Dallamano.
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| Directed by | Massimo Dallamano |
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| Story by | Giuseppe Belli[1] |
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| Cinematography | Angelo Lotti[1] |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso[1] |
| Music by | Gian Franco Reverberi[1] |
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| Distributed by | Titanus[1] |
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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.
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
Production
A Black Veil for Lisa was shot in 1968 in Hamburg under the title Vicolo cieco.[3][4] Curti described the style of the film as "remarkably different" from the Italian thrillers of the period, and closer to Anglo-Saxon and German models of the style.[5]
Release
A Black Veil for Lisa was released in Italy in September 1968.[4] was shown in Germany as Das Geheimnis der jungen Witwe (translation: Mystery of the Young Widow).[6] in this country, it was promoted as being part of the Edgar Wallace series.[5]
It was also released as Showdown.[7]
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."[3]
References
- "La morte non ha sesso (1968)" (in Italian). Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "Das Geheimnis der jungen Witwe" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- 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.
- Curti 2022, p. 146.
- Curti 2022, p. 147.
- "Das Geheimnis der jungen Witwe" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- Luther-Smith 1999, p. 10.
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2022). Italian Giallo in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-8248-8.
- Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 10.
External links
- A Black Veil for Lisa at IMDb
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