''The Weekend Murders'' ( it, Concerto per pistola solista, also known as ''The Story of a Crime'') is a
1970
Events
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giallo film
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directed by
Michele Lupo
Michele Lupo (4 December 1932 – 27 June 1989) was an Italian film director. He directed 23 films between 1962 and 1982. He was born in Corleone, Italy, and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''Colossus of the Arena'' (1962)
* ...
.
It starred Ida Galli,
Beryl Cunningham
Beryl Cunningham (8 August 1946 – 11 December 2020) was a Jamaican actress and model, mainly active in Italian cinema.
Life and career
Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the daughter of a university professor, after the high school graduation Cu ...
, Anna Moffo and Orchidea De Santis.
Plot
A family goes to a British estate to hear the reading of a will and while there they are murdered one by one, beginning with the butler.
The murders are investigated by a Scotland Yard detective, played by
Lance Percival
John Lancelot Blades Percival (26 July 1933 – 6 January 2015), known as Lance Percival, was an English actor, comedian and singer, best known for his appearances in satirical comedy television shows of the early 1960s and his ability to impr ...
, and a local Police Sergeant, played by
Gastone Moschin
Gastone Moschin (8 June 1929 – 4 September 2017) was an Italian stage, television and film actor.
Career
Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto (Veneto), Moschin graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began ...
.
Cast
*
Anna Moffo as Barbara Worth
*
Gastone Moschin
Gastone Moschin (8 June 1929 – 4 September 2017) was an Italian stage, television and film actor.
Career
Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto (Veneto), Moschin graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began ...
as Sgt. Aloisius Thorpe
*
Ida Galli
Ida Galli is an Italian film actress best known for her roles in Spaghetti Western and giallo films in the 1960s and 1970s. Galli has appeared under several pseudonyms, including Arianna, Evelyn Stewart and Isli Oberon.
Extremely prolific, som ...
as Isabelle
*
Lance Percival
John Lancelot Blades Percival (26 July 1933 – 6 January 2015), known as Lance Percival, was an English actor, comedian and singer, best known for his appearances in satirical comedy television shows of the early 1960s and his ability to impr ...
as inspector Grey
*
Peter Baldwin as Anthony Carter
*
Chris Chittell
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...
as Georgie Kemple
*
Quinto Parmeggiani as Lawrence Carter
*
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Giacomo Rossi Stuart (25 August 1925 – 20 October 1994) was an Italian film actor often credited as Jack Stuart or Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1953 and 1989.
Biography
Born in Todi to an Italian father ...
as Ted Collins
*
Beryl Cunningham
Beryl Cunningham (8 August 1946 – 11 December 2020) was a Jamaican actress and model, mainly active in Italian cinema.
Life and career
Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the daughter of a university professor, after the high school graduation Cu ...
as Pauline Collins
*
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as Gladys Kemple
*
Orchidea De Santis
Orchidea De Santis (born 20 December 1948, Bari) is an Italian television and film actress.
Biography
Orchidea De Santis is an Italian actress in cinema, theatre and television. Her films include '' Il Vizio di Famiglia'' directed by Mariano ...
as the waitress
*
Robert Hundar
Claudio Undari (12 January 1935 – 12 May 2008), known professionally as Robert Hundar, was an Italian film actor and stage actor, best known for his roles of "Bad Guy" in Spaghetti Western and "Poliziottesco" movies. He starred in about 40 movi ...
as the waiter
*
Ballard Berkeley as Peter, the butler
*
Richard Caldicot
Richard Caldicot (7 October 1908 – 16 October 1995) was an English actor famed for his role of Commander (later Captain) Povey in the BBC radio series ''The Navy Lark''. He also appeared often on television, memorably as the obstetrician de ...
as Lawyer Caldicot
* Harry Hutchinson as Harry, the gardener
*
Barry Atsma
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as the Chef
Production
The film was set and filmed on location at
Somerleyton Hall
Somerleyton Hall is a country house and estate near Somerleyton and Lowestoft in Suffolk, England owned and lived in by Hugh Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton, originally designed by John Thomas. The hall is Grade II* listed on the National Heri ...
, both for interior and exterior shots. There are also several scenes at
Somerleyton railway station.
References
External links
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1970 films
1970s crime thriller films
Giallo films
1970s Italian-language films
English-language Italian films
1970s English-language films
Films directed by Michele Lupo
Films scored by Francesco De Masi
Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati
Films set in the United Kingdom
Films shot in Suffolk
1970 multilingual films
Italian multilingual films
1970s Italian films
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