Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It (1970)
After many years of living abroad, a troubled young man returns home due to the death of his father (who he suspects was actually murdered). He attempts to untangle that mystery while still carrying an unhealthy obsession toward his mother, who committed suicide ten years ago. This obsession then draws in his attractive cousin and takes a sexual turn.
Director:
Salvatore Samperi
Writers:
Dacia Maraini, Salvatore Samperi.
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Jean Sorel as Cesare Merlo |
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Marilù Tolo as Verde |
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Maurizio Degli Esposti as Enrico Merlo |
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Gigi Ballista as Il medico |
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Noris Fiorina as Fidanzata di Cesare |
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Pier Paolo Capponi as The Private Detective |
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Aleka Paizi as Italia - The Maid |
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Bernadette Kell as La mondana |
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Gianni Pulone as |
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Franca Sciutto as |
| Directing | Salvatore Samperi | Director |
| Production | Maurizio Lodi-Fè | Producer |
| Writing | Salvatore Samperi | Story |
| Directing | Eleonora Pallottini | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Giorgio Maulini | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Viana Rodriguez Etcheto | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Giuseppe Lanci | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Antonio de Castel Largo | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paola Rossetti | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Mario Dallimonti | Sound |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Conductor |
| Sound | Renato Marinelli | Foley Artist |
| Production | Marisa Schiaffelli | Accountant |
| Writing | Dacia Maraini | Story |
| Camera | Gianfranco Transunto | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Claudio Grassetti | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Gisella Longo | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandro Melaranci | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Alessandro Parenzo | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Gastone Coppa | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Valerio Garzia | Gaffer |
| Directing | Carlo Zara | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Anita Cacciolati | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Tommaso Dazzi | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gisella Longo | Costume Design |
| Writing | Dacia Maraini | Screenplay |
| Editing | Franco Arcalli | Editor |
| Writing | Salvatore Samperi | Screenplay |
| Production | Enzo Doria | Producer |
| Camera | Franco Di Giacomo | Director of Photography |