George Hilton, Salvo Randone, William Berger, Manuel Zarzo, Patty Shepard ...( see more  see more... ) , Piero Lulli

Following the mysterious decapitation (via mechanical digger) of an insurance investigator, Police Inspector Peretti (George Hilton) is put onto the case. Slowly more people are found dead... a man su...( read more  read more... )posedly commits suicide, a women is strangled, another attacked in her flat... but all the clues lead to an unsolved case of kidnapping and murder. Can Peretti find the murderer, if his only major clue is a little girls drawing?

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Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Tonino Valerii

Release Date: February 3, 1972

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DVD Release Date: April 5, 2005

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  • November 19, 2008
    Amazing spaghetti thriller with noir intentions, directed by Tonino 'My name is Nobody' Valerii. Although the plot is terribly confusing, the whole is highly convincing and captivating. Now, 'Mio caro assassino' is not a masterpiece but can easily be considered one of the most w...( read more)orthwhile efforts in the history of Italian Giallo, due to the stylish and solid direction, the clever script, the beautifully grim score composed by Morricone and directed by Nicolai, some suggestive murder scenes (the first one is one of my personal favorites ever!), the memorable opening sequence and the elegant ending inspired by Agatha Christie's books.
    Unluckily, this is the only Valerii's contribution to the Giallo genre.
  • December 22, 2008
    One of the most brilliant opening scenes in a giallo genre. I mean, really cool and fascinating. I was wondering how they did that, considering the safety and all. The plot is complicated as hell and you sometimes wonder if the clues are really for real, but it was entertaining a...( read more)nd when it came to the end, it was a theatrical tour-de-force to a sweet movie.
  • July 1, 2008
    A very clever and quite gory Italian Giallo. U r always wondering who the killer is. Great stuff

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