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Suspected Death of a Minor
DVD/APPROX. 100 MINS/1975/ITALY UNRATED
DVD/APPROX. 100 MINS/1975/ITALY UNRATED
Sergio Martino's name is pretty well known amongst Giallo and Italian exploitation fans he's directed such classic Gialli as Torso, The Strange Vice
of Mrs. Wardh, Case of the Scorpion's Tail and All the Colors of the Dark. He's also made some first-rate trash, namely Mountain of the
Cannibal God, 2019: After the Fall of New York, Atomic Cyborg and The Great Alligator. Suspected Death of a Minor is one of Martino's less
recognized films as it has never, until now, received a widespread release. Sazuma Productions present here an uncut and restored version of this
long-lost piece of Italian genre cinema.
When a prostitute is found brutally murdered in a sleazy boarding house, renegade Inspector Paolo Germi (Claudio Cassinelli) teams up with petty
thief and pickpocket Teti (Gianfranco Barra) to investigate. The trail leads them to discover a series of interlinking crimes including an underage
prostitution racket, blackmail, kidnapping, incest and drugs. The plot is extremely convoluted, with many surprises along the way.
This film is a unique blend of the Giallo and Poliziesco (police thriller) genres with the odd touch of bizarre comedy. There is your Giallo-style killer
who wears mirrored sunglasses and slashes up women with a switchblade (although, overall there's very little blood in this flick) but he's only
seen in a few scenes as the police investigations take centre stage. Although Germi doesn't go about police business the usual way, he's more like
Dirty Harry or something, he shoots at civilians, sleeps with hookers, and even leads members of his own police force on a huge car-chase during
which he tells his passenger to rip off the car doors (his car's a piece of shit) and throw them at the car behind him! There's also other comedic
elements during this car chase - they smash into one dude on a bike and he's left riding a unicycle, another guy narrowly avoids getting hit by
jumping out of the way and when he falls he spins on his head a couple times like a break-dancer.
The film is extremely well shot with gorgeous cinematography by frequent Martino collaborator Giancarlo Ferrando, and an excellent Goblin-esque
score by Luciano Michelini.
Italian exploitation fans will recognize a few familiar faces here too: Claudio Cassinelli (Flavia the Heretic, Mountain of the Cannibal God, and
Lucio Fulci's The New Gladiators and Murder Rock). Mel Ferrer (both Lenzi and Hooper's Eaten Alive films, Nightmare City, The Great Alligator).
Jenny Tamburi (Murder to the Tune of the Seven Black Notes, The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine, Women in Cell Block 7). The assistant director
was Michele Massimo Tarantini (Massacre in Dinosaur Valley, Women in Fury).
Sazuma presents the film in anamorphic widescreen which preserves the films original 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Overall the transfer looks stunning - the
image is crisp and sharp throughout and the colors are bold and never fade or bleed. The audio is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono and is clean
and clear, it is in Italian with English, German or Dutch subtitles available. As with the other release (Franco Prosperi's Last House on the Beach) in
Sazuma's new series of films - the Italian Genre Cinema Collection - this disc is housed in glossy cardboard digipak-style packaging, and uses the
films original poster as the cover artwork.
of Mrs. Wardh, Case of the Scorpion's Tail and All the Colors of the Dark. He's also made some first-rate trash, namely Mountain of the
Cannibal God, 2019: After the Fall of New York, Atomic Cyborg and The Great Alligator. Suspected Death of a Minor is one of Martino's less
recognized films as it has never, until now, received a widespread release. Sazuma Productions present here an uncut and restored version of this
long-lost piece of Italian genre cinema.
When a prostitute is found brutally murdered in a sleazy boarding house, renegade Inspector Paolo Germi (Claudio Cassinelli) teams up with petty
thief and pickpocket Teti (Gianfranco Barra) to investigate. The trail leads them to discover a series of interlinking crimes including an underage
prostitution racket, blackmail, kidnapping, incest and drugs. The plot is extremely convoluted, with many surprises along the way.
This film is a unique blend of the Giallo and Poliziesco (police thriller) genres with the odd touch of bizarre comedy. There is your Giallo-style killer
who wears mirrored sunglasses and slashes up women with a switchblade (although, overall there's very little blood in this flick) but he's only
seen in a few scenes as the police investigations take centre stage. Although Germi doesn't go about police business the usual way, he's more like
Dirty Harry or something, he shoots at civilians, sleeps with hookers, and even leads members of his own police force on a huge car-chase during
which he tells his passenger to rip off the car doors (his car's a piece of shit) and throw them at the car behind him! There's also other comedic
elements during this car chase - they smash into one dude on a bike and he's left riding a unicycle, another guy narrowly avoids getting hit by
jumping out of the way and when he falls he spins on his head a couple times like a break-dancer.
The film is extremely well shot with gorgeous cinematography by frequent Martino collaborator Giancarlo Ferrando, and an excellent Goblin-esque
score by Luciano Michelini.
Italian exploitation fans will recognize a few familiar faces here too: Claudio Cassinelli (Flavia the Heretic, Mountain of the Cannibal God, and
Lucio Fulci's The New Gladiators and Murder Rock). Mel Ferrer (both Lenzi and Hooper's Eaten Alive films, Nightmare City, The Great Alligator).
Jenny Tamburi (Murder to the Tune of the Seven Black Notes, The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine, Women in Cell Block 7). The assistant director
was Michele Massimo Tarantini (Massacre in Dinosaur Valley, Women in Fury).
Sazuma presents the film in anamorphic widescreen which preserves the films original 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Overall the transfer looks stunning - the
image is crisp and sharp throughout and the colors are bold and never fade or bleed. The audio is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono and is clean
and clear, it is in Italian with English, German or Dutch subtitles available. As with the other release (Franco Prosperi's Last House on the Beach) in
Sazuma's new series of films - the Italian Genre Cinema Collection - this disc is housed in glossy cardboard digipak-style packaging, and uses the
films original poster as the cover artwork.
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