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