The Weekend Murders

The Weekend Murders (Italian: Concerto per pistola solista, also known as The Story of a Crime) is a 1970 Italian giallo film directed by Michele Lupo.^[1][2][3][4] It starred Ida Galli, Beryl Cunningham, Anna Moffo and Orchidea De Santis.

The Weekend Murders
Italian film poster
Directed by	Michele Lupo
Screenplay by	Fabio Pittorru Massimo Felisatti Sergio Donati
Dialogue by	Sergio Donati
Produced by	Antonio Mazza
Starring	Anna Moffo Eveline Stewart Peter Baldwin Lance Percival Marisa Fabbri Orchidea De Santis Christopher Chittell Beryl Cunningham Giacomo Rossi Stuart Gastone Moschin
Cinematography	Guglielmo Mancori
Edited by	Vincenzo Tomassi
Music by	Francesco De Masi
Production company	Jupiter Generale Cinematografica
Distributed by	Fida Cinematografica (Italy) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (International)
Release dates	15 October 1970 (1970-10-15) (Italy) 7 June 1972 (1972-06-07) (United States)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	Italian English

Plot

A family goes to a British estate to hear the reading of a will and while there they are murdered one by one, beginning with the butler. The murders are investigated by a Scotland Yard detective and a local Police Sergeant.

Cast

• Anna Moffo as Barbara Worth
• Gastone Moschin as Sgt. Aloysius Thorpe
• Ida Galli as Isabelle
• Lance Percival as Inspector Grey
• Peter Baldwin as Anthony Carter
• Chris Chittell as Georgie Kemple
• Quinto Parmeggiani as Lawrence Carter
• Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Ted Collins
• Beryl Cunningham as Pauline Collins
• Marisa Fabbri as Gladys Kemple
• Orchidea De Santis as Evelyn, the maid
• Robert Hundar as Arthur, the valet
• Ballard Berkeley as Peter, the butler
• Richard Caldicot as Thornton, the lawyer
• Harry Hutchinson as Harry, the gardener

Production

The film was set and filmed on location at Somerleyton Hall, both for interior and exterior shots. There are also several scenes at Somerleyton railway station.