''Interrabang'' is a 1969 Italian

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film directed by Giuliano Biagetti, starring Haydee Politoff and

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. The title refers to the "

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" (‽), a punctuation mark that combines a question mark and an exclamation mark, which appears on a necklace worn by Politoff's character Valeria throughout the film.

Plot

One summer day, famous fashion photographer Fabrizio sails to a Mediterranean small island for a shoot, accompanied by his business partner wife Anna, Israeli model Maregalit, and Anna's sister Valeria. A radio news bulletin reports that an escaped convict has murdered a policeman and is still on the run. The group discover that their boat has run out of fuel, and Fabrizio hitches a ride on a passing speedboat to return to the mainland in order to get a petrol can. So, the three women are left to explore the island and meet a mysterious man, Marco, who affirms to be a writer. They also discover the corpse of a policeman, which then disappears.

Cast

* Haydee Politoff as Valeria *

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as Marco *

as Anna *

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as Fabrizio * Shoshana Cohen as Maregalit * Edmondo Saglio as Policeman on boat * Tellino Tellini as Policeman on boat * Antonietta Fiorito as Girl on speedboat

Home media

''Interrabang'' was released on Region 2

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in Italy in 2012, however the release does not include English subtitles.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack to ''Interrabang'', composed by

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, was released on CD in Italy in 2005.http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=68443

References

External links

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Information about the film's soundtrack
1969 films 1960s Italian-language films Italian crime thriller films Italian drama films Giallo films Films directed by Giuliano Biagetti Films scored by Berto Pisano 1960s Italian films {{crime-thriller-film-stub