The Pyjama Girl Case
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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"Music is key to the giallo film's unique character, from jarring sounds to groovy lounge. Standout films include Profondo rosso (Deep Red), Four Flies on Grey Velvet, Five Dolls for an August Moon, The Pyjama Girl Case and Sette note in nero."--Sholem Stein |
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La ragazza dal pigiama giallo (Italian for The Girl in the Yellow Pyjamas) is a 1977 Italian giallo film directed by Flavio Mogherini, distributed internationally as The Pyjama Girl Case.
Synopsis
The film consists of two parallel narratives. One tells about an investigation of a murder of a girl, whose severely burned body has been found on a beach in Sydney. The police have a suspect in the murder, but the retired inspector Thompson is convinced they are wrong and continues his own investigation. The second is a story of a young Dutch girl Glenda and her partner, an Italian Antonio. Although they are in relationship, Glenda keeps seeing other men.
Cast
- Ray Milland as Inspector Thompson
- Dalila Di Lazzaro as Glenda Blythe
- Michele Placido as Antonio Attolini
- Mel Ferrer as Professor Henry Douglas
- Howard Ross as Roy Conner
- Ramiro Oliveros as Inspector Ramsey
- Rod Mullinar as Inspector Morris
- Giacomo Assandri as Quint
- Eugene Walter as Dorsey
- Fernando Fernán Gómez
