| The Suspicious Death of a Minor | |
| Director: | Sergio Martino |
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| Story: | Ernesto Gastaldi |
| Producer: | Luciano Martino |
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| Cinematography: | Giancarlo Ferrando |
| Editing: | Raimondo Crociani |
| Music: | Luciano Michelini |
| Studio: | Dania Film |
| Distributor: | Titanus |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Italy |
| Gross: | ₤507.396 million |
The Suspicious Death of a Minor (Italian: Morte sospetta di una minorenne), also known as Too Young to Die,[1] is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino.[2] [3] [4]
Undercover cop Paolo Germi and the mysterious Marisa meet each other at a dance hall. Germi is unaware of the secret Marisa carries with her; conditions in her life have forced her into underage prostitution. After she is brutally murdered, he decides to go after her killers. However, a killer-for-hire ensures that Germi's investigation won't be easy, while continuing to kill...
The Suspicious Death of a Minor was developed under the title Milano Violenta, a title later used for Mario Caiano's film Bloody Payroll. The film was a hybrid of a crime film and a giallo. The screenwriter, Ernesto Gastaldi, later spoke about the film stating "In my opinion, it's a minor film [...] the usually very good Martino didn't manage to give the film a decisive shot-in-the-arm."
The Suspicious Death of a Minor was distributed theatrically by Titanus in Italy on 12 August 1975. The film grossed a total of 507,396,250 Italian lire on its domestic release. The film is also known as Too Young to Die.[5]