Italy,
1972, 85 min
Directed by:
Silvio AmadioScreenplay:
Silvio AmadioCinematography:
Silvano IppolitiComposer:
Roberto PregadioCast:
Jenny Tamburi, Silvano Tranquilli, Rosalba Neri, Hiram Keller, Dana Ghia, Luigi Antonio Guerra, Carolyn De Fonseca, Barbara BouchetVOD (1)
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In Silvio Amadio's Smile Before Death, familicide with a sprinkling of Oedipal love is the order of the day when teenager Nancy (Jenny Tamburi) returns home to discover the apparent suicide of her mother, and quickly comes to suspect that her stepfather (Silvano Tranquilli) and his mistress (Rosalba Neri) are to blame. (Arrow Films)
Cast
Jenny Tamburi
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Hiram Keller
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Carolyn De Fonseca
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