The Author's Crime
Delitto d'autore
Synopsis
Against the wishes of her Aunt Valeria, attractive Milena travels to Milan in order to secretly marry Marco Giraldi. Three years later, Milena returns to her hometown Fermo, where her husband's shoe business is in financial difficulties. Shortly afterwards, she is abducted, a valuable painting is stolen and Aunt Valeriais murdered. Two young villains, who carried out the dirty work, are then killed...
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Sylva Koscina
Milena Gottardi
Pier Paolo Capponi
Marco Girardi
Luigi Pistilli
Don Lino
Krista Nell
Sonia
Carla Mancini
Herb Andress
Wilma Casagrande
Valeria Volpi Gerosi
Emilio Bonucci
Euro Teodori
Agostino De Simone
Pietro Plinio Quinzi
The waiter
Alfredo Cecconi
Emilio Macerata
Ubaldo Pasqualetti
Milla Johansson
Girl at the orgy (uncredited)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mario Sabatini
- Screenplay & Story
- Mario Sabatini
- Original Score
- Franco Tamponi, Gianni Mereu
- Original Title
- Delitto d'autore
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Spoken Languages
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Production Studios
- Stefano Film, Cineuropa
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mario Sabatini
Mario Sabatini
Franco Tamponi, Gianni Mereu
Department Leadership Roster
Mario Sabatini
Director
Franco Tamponi
Original Music Composer
Gianni Mereu
Original Music Composer
Mario Sabatini
Screenplay
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What is The Author's Crime about?
Against the wishes of her Aunt Valeria, attractive Milena travels to Milan in order to secretly marry Marco Giraldi. Three years later, Milena returns to her hometown Fermo, where her husband's shoe business is in financial difficulties. Shortly afterwards, she is abducted, a valuable painting is stolen and Aunt Valeriais murdered. Two young villains, who carried out the dirty work, are then killed...
Who directed The Author's Crime?
The Author's Crime was directed by Mario Sabatini.
Who stars in The Author's Crime?
The principal cast of The Author's Crime includes Sylva Koscina, Pier Paolo Capponi, Luigi Pistilli, Krista Nell, Carla Mancini.
When was The Author's Crime released and how long is it?
The Author's Crime was released in 1974 with a total runtime of 1h 15m.
Who composed the musical score for The Author's Crime?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Author's Crime was composed by Franco Tamponi, Gianni Mereu.