The Suspicious Death of a Minor (), also known as Too Young to Die, is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino.
Plot summary
Undercover cop Paolo Germi and the mysterious Marisa meet each other at a dance hall. Germi is unaware of the secret Marisa carries with her; conditions in her life have forced her into underage prostitution. After she is brutally murdered, he decides to go after her killers. However, a killer-for-hire ensures that Germi's investigation will not be easy, while continuing to kill.
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 Carlo Alighiero as Chief of S.M.C.D. Office Franco Alpestre as Il Menga Fiammetta Baralla as Landlady Barbara Magnolfi as Floriana Aldo Massasso as Listri Roberto Posse as Killer Carlotta Wittig as Director of S.M.C.D.
Production The Suspicious Death of a Minor was developed under the title Milano Violenta (), a title later used for Mario Caiano's film Bloody Payroll. The film was a hybrid of a crime film and a giallo. 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."
Release The Suspicious Death of a Minor was distributed theatrically by Titanus in Italy on 12 August 1975. The film grossed a total of 507,396,250 Italian lire on its domestic release.
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