A Black Veil for Lisa

A Black Veil for Lisa
Directed by	Massimo Dallamano
Screenplay by	Giuseppe Belli; Vittoriano Petrilli; Massimo Dallamano; Audrey Nohra[1];
Story by	Giuseppe Belli[1]
Starring	John Mills; Luciana Paluzzi; Robert Hoffmann;
Music by	Gianfranco Reverberi[1]
Cinematography	Angelo Lotti[1]
Edited by	Daniele Alabiso[1]
Production; companies	Filmes Cinematografica; Pan Film; Top Film[1];
Distributed by	Titanus[1]
Country	West Germany; Italy[2];

A Black Veil for Lisa (Italian: La morte non ha sesso) is an Italian giallo film directed by Massimo Dallamano.[3][4][5] It was also released as Showdown.[6]

Plot

When a narcotics detective finds out that his beautiful wife (who is an ex-criminal) is cheating on him, he hires a professional hitman to bump her off. However, things don't go quite according to plan. The detective was involved in investigating a string of drug-related murders, and when he finally catches the killer Max Lindt, instead of arresting him, he surprises him by asking him to murder his unfaithful wife. Instead of killing the woman, the hitman ends up sleeping with her, and they begin an affair.

Production

A Black Veil for Lisa was shot in Hamburg.[7]

Cast

John Mills as Inspector Franz Bulon
Luciana Paluzzi as Lisa
Robert Hoffmann as Max Lindt
Renate Kasché as Marianne
Tullio Altamura as Ostermeyer
Carlo Hinterman as Mansfeld
Enzo Fiermonte as Siegert

Reception

From contemporary reviews, "Whit." of Variety described the film as an "okay programmer" and that "Massimo Dallamano's direction [...] is as sturdy as script, on which he also collabed, will permit, and color camera work by Angelo Lotti is particularly effective."[7]

References

"La morte non ha sesso (1968)" (in Italian). Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
"Das Geheimnis der jungen Witwe" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
Antonio Bruschini. Profonde tenebre. Granata, 1992. ISBN 8872480396.
Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 10.
Variety's Film Reviews 1968-1970. 12. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "July 16, 1969". ISBN 0-8352-2792-8.

External links

A Black Veil for Lisa on IMDb

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[Archiv-1] "La morte non ha sesso (1968)" (in Italian). Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

[2] "Das Geheimnis der jungen Witwe" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

[Mereghetti-3] Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.

[4] Antonio Bruschini. Profonde tenebre. Granata, 1992. ISBN 8872480396.

[60-69_m-z-5] Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.

[6] Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 10.

[variety-book-7] Variety's Film Reviews 1968-1970. 12. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "July 16, 1969". ISBN 0-8352-2792-8.