The Suspicious Death of a Minor

The Suspicious Death of a Minor (Italian: Morte sospetta di una minorenne), aka Too Young to Die,[2] is an 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino.[3][4][5]

The Suspicious Death of a Minor
Directed by	Sergio Martino
Produced by	Luciano Martino[1]
Screenplay by	Ernesto Gastaldi Luciano Martino[1]
Story by	Ernesto Gastaldi[1]
Starring	Claudio Cassinelli Mel Ferrer Lia Tanzi Gianfranco Barra
Music by	Luciano Michelini[1]
Cinematography	Giancarlo Ferrando[1]
Edited by	Raimondo Crociani[1]
Production company	Dania Film[1]
Distributed by	Titanus
Release date	12 August 1975 (Italy)
Running time	100 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Box office	₤507.396 million

Plot summary

Police detective Paolo Germi (Claudio Cassinelli) and the mysterious Marisa meet each other at a dance hall. Germi is unaware of the secret Marisa carries with her: adverse conditions in her life have forced her into prostitution. As Germi finds the young girl brutally murdered, he decides to go after her killers. During his investigation, he enters a world of intrigue and obfuscation that leave an endless trail of blood.

Cast

• Claudio Cassinelli as Paolo Germi
• Mel Ferrer as Police superintendent
• Lia Tanzi as Carmela
• Gianfranco Barra as Teti
• Patrizia Castaldi as Marisa
• Adolfo Caruso as Giannino
• Jenny Tamburi as Gloria
• Massimo Girotti as Gaudenzio Pesce
• Barbara Magnolfi as Floriana
• Franca Scagnetti as Mother of Giannino

Production

The Suspicious Death of a Minor was developed under the title Milano Violenta (transl. Violent Milan), a title later used for Mario Caiano's film Bloody Payroll.[6] The film was a hybrid of a crime film and a giallo.[6] The screenwriter, Ernesto Gastaldi, later spoke about the film stating "In my opinion, it's a minor film [...] the usually very good Martino didn't manage to give the film a decisive shot-in-the-arm."[6]

Release

The Suspicious Death of a Minor was distributed theatrically by Titanus in Italy on 12 August 1975.[1] The film grossed a total of 507,396,250 Italian lire on its domestic release.[1] The film is also known as Too Young to Die.[7]

Notes

1. Curti 2013, p. 151.
2. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/too_young_to_die
3. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
4. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
5. Giancarlo Grossini. Dizionario del cinema giallo. Dedalo, 1985. ISBN 8822045106.
6. Curti 2013, p. 152.
7. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/too_young_to_die

References

• Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• The Suspicious Death of a Minor at IMDb