A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 12, 1979
Original Title:
Giallo napoletano
Alternate Titles:
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
Mélodie meurtrière
Neapolitan Mystery
Genres:
Comedy | Thriller
Production Companies:
Irrigazione Cinematografica
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
ES: 16
Runtime: 115
Raphael, a restaurant mandolin player with a limp, a father to support, and a lot of debt, accepts a job offered by his friend, Giardino, to play a serenade under an apartment window at the behest of a mysterious blonde. As he’s playing, a man high up on a balcony is pushed to his death. Raffaele is compelled to conduct his own investigation and becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a macabre secret...
Art Direction:
Marco Dentici
Assistant Director:
Amanzio Todini
Associate Producer:
Paolo Infascelli
Costume Design:
Wayne A. Finkelman
Director:
Sergio Corbucci
Director of Photography:
Luigi Kuveiller
Editor:
Amedeo Salfa
Original Music Composer:
Riz Ortolani
Producer:
Achille Manzotti
Screenplay:
Giuseppe Catalano
Sabatino Ciuffini
Set Decoration:
Mauro Passi
Story:
Sabatino Ciuffini
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