''What Have They Done to Your Daughters?'' ( it, La polizia chiede aiuto , lit=The police ask for help) is a 1974 Italian ''

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'' and '' poliziotteschi'' film directed by Massimo Dallamano.

Plot

Police officers investigated the death of 14-year-old Silvia Polvesi who has been found hanged after receiving an anonymous phone call. After interrogating suspects and witnesses, a tape is discovered where several sexual encounters were recorded. This leads the police to an under-age prostitution ring and a

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Cast

* Giovanna Ralli as Deputy Attorney Vittoria Stori * Claudio Cassinelli as Commissioner Silvestri * Mario Adorf as Commissioner Valentini * Franco Fabrizi as Bruno Paglia * Farley Granger as Mr. Polvesi *

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as Miss Polvesi *

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as Marcello Tosti * Corrado Gaipa as Prosecutor *

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as Rosa *

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as Silvia Polvesi * Attilio Dottesio as the Coroner

Production

The film was shot at Dear Studios in Rome.

Style

The film is considered a hybrid of two genres: the

and the poliziottesco. The film was one among the many hybrid ''gialli'' made predominantly between 1974 and 1975 when the popularity of the giallo was waning at the Italian box office while the poliziottesco were beginning to gain box office dominance.

Release

The film was released in Italy on 10 August 1974 and was distributed by P.A.C. The film grossed a total of 1,344,301,000

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on its domestic release. It was released on

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by Arrow Video on August 14, 2018 and restored from the original camera negative.

Reception

In his book ''Italian Crime Filmography, 1968–1980'', Roberto Curti described the film as the best of the giallo and poliziottesco hybrids, stating that "Dallamano's direction is well above average". Danny Shipka, author of a book on European exploitation films found the film "doesn't hold as much of a grip as" ''

What Have You Done to Solange? ''What Have You Done to Solange?'' ( it, Cosa avete fatto a Solange?) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Massimo Dallamano and starring Fabio Testi, Karin Baal, Joachim Fuchsberger, Cristina Galbó, and Camille Keaton. The plot follows a series ...

'' as it focused too much on police protocol, but was still "an intense gritty film that deserves to be seen."

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External links

* {{Massimo Dallamano 1974 films 1970s crime thriller films Films directed by Massimo Dallamano Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani Giallo films Poliziotteschi films Films shot in Rome Films shot in Milan Films set in Lombardy Films about child abduction Films about child prostitution Films about human trafficking Works about sex trafficking 1970s Italian films