Assassination in Rome

Assassination in Rome (Italian: Il segreto del vestito rosso, lit. 'The Secret of the Red Dress'; Spanish: El secreto de Bill North, lit. 'The Secret of Bill North') is a 1965 giallo film co-written and directed by Silvio Amadio.

Assassination in Rome
Italian theatrical release poster
Italian	Il segreto del vestito rosso
Directed by	Silvio Amadio
Written by	Silvio Amadio Giovanni Simonelli
Produced by	Aldo Pomilia
Starring	Hugh O'Brian Cyd Charisse Eleonora Rossi Drago Alberto Closas Memmo Carotenuto Franco Giacobini Mario Feliciani
Cinematography	Mario Pacheco
Edited by	Marcello Malvestito
Music by	Armando Trovajoli
Production companies	Apo Film Midega Film Dicifrance
Distributed by	Italcid (Italy) CEA Distribución (Spain)
Release dates	11 May 1965 (1965-05-11) (Barcelona) 7 June 1965 (1965-06-07) (Spain)
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	Italy France Spain
Languages	Italian English

Cast

• Hugh O'Brian as Dick Sherman
• Cyd Charisse as Shelley North
• Eleonora Rossi Drago as Erika Tiller
• Alberto Closas as Inspector Baudi
• Memmo Carotenuto as Dino
• Alberto Dalbés as Bill North
• Juliette Mayniel as Lorena Borelli
• Franco Giacobini as Choco
• Manuel Alexandre as Baudi's assistant
• Antonio Casas
• Carlos Casaravilla as Regi Bank
• Gina Rovere [it] as Dino and Choco's neighbour
• Philippe Lemaire as Mr. Borelli
• Mario Feliciani as Charles Mallicia
• José María Seoane

Production

The film was originally meant to star John Gavin, but he pulled out at the last minute and was replaced by Hugh O'Brian.^[1][2]