Squillo (1996)
Maria, a provincial Polish girl, travels to Milan to pay her older sister Eva a surprise visit. The sisters haven't seen each other in seven years and Eva has changed a lot. She lives in a luxurious apartment and dresses in designer clothes. Although she pretends to be an interpreter, Eva is actually a call-girl and, one night, fails to return from an appointment. Maria enquires at the hotel where Eva last worked. Eva's body is soon found. The investigation is conducted by Inspector Messina, a trendy cop. Maria and Messina become an inseparable investigating team. Maria poses as a call-girl in order to reveal her sister's killer and they use mobile phones to keep in touch.
Director:
Carlo Vanzina
Writers:
Franco Ferrini, Carlo Vanzina, Enrico Vanzina.
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Raz Degan as Inspector Tony Messina |
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Jennifer Driver as Maria |
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Paul Freeman as Marco |
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Bianca Koedam as Eva |
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Antonio Ballerio as Fabio Morganti |
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Alessandra Chiti as Sonja |
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Pia Klover as Barbara |
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Luigi Montini as Superintendent Simoni |
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Yanai Degan as Salvatore |
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Caterina Rebracca as Rita |
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Sandro Dori as German Client |
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Cyrus Elias as Hotel Receptionist |
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Marco Ghirlandi as |
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Elisabetta Riva as |
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Cassandra Gasparri as |
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Maurizio Carmignani as |
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Gianni Franco as |
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Stefano Paggiaro as |
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Elvira Bentrami as |
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Luca Brugnoli as |
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Sofia Caramma as |
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Silvia Configliacco as |
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Irene Georgiopullos as |
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Susan Huckstep as |
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Sabina Lamprecht as |
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Gianfranco Cifaly as (as Gianfranco Cifali) |
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Franco Fichera as (as Francesco Fichera) |
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Giorgio Melidoni as Police Inspector |
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Marco Migliara as |
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Fulvio Milani as |
| Art | Tonino Zera | Production Design |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Giuseppe Mancarella | Props |
| Crew | Federica Della Martira | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrizia Baiocchi | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vincenzo Cavicchi | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Franco Ferrini | Screenplay |
| Sound | Domenico Pasqua Di Bisceglie | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emilio Romano | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Marco Stefanelli | Weapons Master |
| Production | Diana Di Michele | Administration |
| Sound | Marco Streccioni | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Natale Massara | Conductor |
| Camera | Simone De Rosa | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Roberto Calvi | Camera Operator |
| Art | Miriam Fischer | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Luigi Kuveiller | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gianluca Podio | Conductor |
| Production | Paolo La Torraca | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elena Barosi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicoletta Ercole | Costume Designer |
| Writing | Carlo Vanzina | Story |
| Writing | Carlo Vanzina | Screenplay |
| Editing | Gianni Cerniglia | Color Timer |
| Directing | Nicola De Orsola | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Giovanni Gebbia | Steadicam Operator |
| Editing | Sergio Montanari | Editor |
| Writing | Franco Ferrini | Story |
| Camera | Franco Mele | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Vachi Mallaby | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Brigitta Pasquadibisceglia | Boom Operator |
| Writing | Enrico Vanzina | Screenplay |
| Camera | Mario Tessarin | Key Grip |
| Art | Gianni Ravagnani | Set Decoration |
| Production | Giovanni Di Clemente | Producer |
| Directing | Martina Monicelli | Continuity |
| Sound | Marco Streccioni | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Emilio Lari | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Marco Streccioni | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Pino Donaggio | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Roberto Gianandrea | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Maria Gianandrea | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Domenico Cavaliere | Gaffer |
| Crew | Umberto De Luca | Stunts |
| Directing | Ulla Bomser | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Rita Pons | Seamstress |
| Lighting | Piero Duccio Mascherpa | Gaffer |
| Production | Franco Mancarella | Production Manager |
| Directing | Carlo Vanzina | Director |
| Production | Paola Mongini | Publicist |
| Sound | Massimo Anzellotti | Foley Artist |
| Directing | Patrizia Schiatti | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Cinzia Leoni | Unit Manager |
| Writing | Enrico Vanzina | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Immacolata Costanza | Seamstress |
| Production | Marco Sanguinetti | Production Secretary |