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The Girl Who Knew Too Much is a italien film of genre Thriller directed by Mario Bava released in USA on 20 may 1964 with Letícia Román
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
La ragazza che sapeva troppo
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 20 may 1964
Length 1h32
Directed by Mario Bava
OriginItalie
Themes Serial killer films
Rating68%
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (Italian: La ragazza che sapeva troppo) (alt title: Evil Eye) is a 1963 Italian giallo film. Directed by Italian filmmaker Mario Bava, the film stars John Saxon as Dr. Marcello Bassi and Letícia Román as Nora Davis. The plot revolves around a young woman named Nora, who travels to Rome and witnesses a murder. The police and Dr. Bassi don't believe her since a corpse can't be found. Several more murders follow, tied to a decade-long string of killings of victims chosen in alphabetical order.
The Girl Who Knew Too Much is considered to be the first giallo film, a film genre with a mixture of thriller, sexploitation and horror conventions. This was Bava's last film shot in black-and-white.
Synopsis
On vacation, Nora Davis (Letícia Román) arrives by plane in Rome to visit her elderly ailing aunt. Nora's aunt is being treated by Dr. Marcello Bassi (John Saxon).Actors
Letícia Román
(Nora Davis)
John Saxon
(Dr. Marcello Bassi)
Valentina Cortese
(Laura Craven-Torrani)
Luigi Bonos
(Albergo Stelletta)
Tiberio Murgia
((uncredited))
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