The Child - Die Stadt wird zum Alptraum (1972)
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Die kleine Roberta besucht ihren Vater Franco Serpieri in Venedig. Doch die Freude über ihren Aufenthalt ist nicht von Dauer. Kurz nach ihrer Ankunft verschwindet Roberta spurlos. Francos schlimmste Befürchtungen bewahrheiten sich, als der leblose Körper der Kleinen am nächsten Morgen in einem Kanal zum Vorschein kommt. Am Boden zerstört, begeben sich Franco und seine Frau Elizabeth auf die Suche nach dem Mörder. Im Verlauf der Ermittlung durchdringt den Bildhauer eine erschütternde Erkenntnis: Der Kreis der Verdächtigen setzt sich aus Personen seines unmittelbaren Umfelds zusammen. Plötzlich stehen auch die Leben von Elizabeth und Franco auf dem Spiel.
Der Regisseur:
Aldo Lado
Die Autor:
Massimo D'Avak, Francesco Barilli.
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George Lazenby as Franco Serpieri |
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Anita Strindberg as Elizabeth Serpieri |
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Adolfo Celi as Serafian |
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Dominique Boschero as Ginevra Storelli |
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Peter Chatel as Philip Vernon |
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Piero Vida as Journalist Cuman |
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José Quaglio as Bonaiuti |
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Alessandro Haber as Father James |
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Nicoletta Elmi as Roberta Serpieri |
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Rosemarie Lindt as Gabriella |
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Giovanni Rosselli as François Roussel aka Francesco Storelli |
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Sandro Grinfan as Police Commissioner De Donato |
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Carlo Hollesch as The Man Who Plays Table Tennis |
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George Willing as Andrea |
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Vittorio Fanfoni as News Cameraman |
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Luigi Antonio Guerra as News Reporter |
| Art | Gisella Longo | Production Design |
| Production | Dieter Geissler | Producer |
| Lighting | Valerio Garzia | Gaffer |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Music Arranger |
| Production | Bernward Schlinker | Production Manager |
| Writing | Rüdiger von Spies | Writer |
| Writing | Maria Travia | Lyricist |
| Production | Claudio Grassetti | Production Manager |
| Art | Alessandro Parenzo | Production Design |
| Editing | Jutta Brandstaedter | Editor |
| Writing | Aldo Lado | Writer |
| Sound | Edda Dell'Orso | Musician |
| Writing | Massimo D'Avak | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francesco Barilli | Story |
| Directing | Aldo Lado | Director |
| Writing | Francesco Barilli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Massimo D'Avak | Story |
| Camera | Carlo Tafani | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Alessandro Parenzo | Art Direction |
| Production | Pietro Sagliocco | Associate Producer |
| Production | Mauro Porru | Unit Manager |
| Production | Gastone De Mattia | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gastone Coppa | Key Grip |
| Editing | Maria Pia Appetito | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Cicchetti | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Vittorio De Sisti | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Bernardino Fronzetti | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Nicola Samale | Conductor |
| Camera | Mauro Marchetti | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Schioppa | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Luciano Anzellotti | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Bernardino Fronzetti | Sound |
| Camera | Gianfranco Transunto | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Aldo Sassi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Ovidio G. Assonitis | Associate Producer |
| Art | Gisella Longo | Art Direction |
| Camera | Giuseppe Lanci | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabetta Costantini | Seamstress |
| Editing | Alessandra Olsoufieff | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Enzo Doria | Producer |
| Production | Giorgio Carlo Rossi | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Angelo Curi | Editor |
| Camera | Franco Di Giacomo | Director of Photography |