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 | Dacia Maraini | Story |
| Writing | Salvatore Samperi | Story |
| Production | Claudio Grassetti | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Giorgio Maulini | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eleonora Pallottini | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Giuseppe Lanci | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gianfranco Transunto | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Antonio de Castel Largo | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Mario Dallimonti | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandro Melaranci | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Carlo Zara | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Alessandro Parenzo | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paola Rossetti | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Anita Cacciolati | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Viana Rodriguez Etcheto | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Renato Marinelli | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Marisa Schiaffelli | Accountant |
| Camera | Gastone Coppa | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Valerio Garzia | Gaffer |
| Art | Gisella Longo | Production Design |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Conductor |
| Production | Tommaso Dazzi | Production Manager |
| Writing | Dacia Maraini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Salvatore Samperi | Screenplay |
| Production | Enzo Doria | Producer |
| Editing | Franco Arcalli | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gisella Longo | Costume Design |
| Camera | Franco Di Giacomo | Director of Photography |