Who Saw Her Die?

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aldo Lado directs. Franco Di Giacomo behind the camera. Ennio Morricone scores. Jutta Brandstaedter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy, Germany, Monaco. Dialogue in Italian, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
• 254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
• 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, French.
• 4International production across 3 countries: Italy, Germany, Monaco.
• 5Directed by Aldo Lado, shot by Franco Di Giacomo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 6Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 7Editor Jutta Brandstaedter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 8George Lazenby and Anita Strindberg and Adolfo Celi carry the top of the cast.
• 9Marketing tagline: "And who will survive to tell the tale?".
• 10IMDB entry: tt0068367 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 11Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Franco Di Giacomo

Original score

Ennio Morricone

Editing

Jutta Brandstaedter

Production design

Gisella Longo

Makeup / hair

Teresa Cicchetti

Runtime

94 min · 1h 34m

Status

Released

Budget

$1,000,000

Original language

IT

Certification (US)

16

IMDB

Who Saw Her Die? (1972) ↗

Also by

Aldo Lado

• 
  Dark Friday

  1993 · ★ 9.0
• 
  Power and Lovers

  1994 · ★ 8.0
• 
  Il prigioniero

  1978 · ★ 7.0
• 
  Short Night of Glass Dolls

  1971 · ★ 6.7
• 
  Late Night Trains

  1975 · ★ 6.1
• 
  Ritual of Love

  1990 · ★ 6.0

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  WHO SAW HER DIE? - (1972) HD Trailer

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Community reviews

What people are saying

• JPV8522019-09-23
  ★ 6/10

  Middling Italian murder-mystery has its moments but like many of these giallo films, you get some puzzling editing decisions and distracting dubbing. As a fan of crime-dramas, this at least kept my attention but this isn't high on my list in the giallo-type movies. 3.0/5

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Production companies

Who made it

• DO

  Doria G. Film

  IT

• RO

  Roas Produzioni

  IT

Key crew

• ProducerDieter Geissler
• EditorJutta Brandstaedter
• Production DesignGisella Longo
• Production DesignAlessandro Parenzo
• Production ManagerClaudio Grassetti
• Production ManagerBernward Schlinker
• GafferValerio Garzia
• Music ArrangerEnnio Morricone
• MusicianEdda Dell'Orso
• LyricistMaria Travia
• Associate ProducerOvidio G. Assonitis
• ProducerEnzo Doria
• Associate ProducerGiorgio Carlo Rossi
• Associate ProducerPietro Sagliocco
• EditorAngelo Curi
• Art DirectionGisella Longo
• Art DirectionAlessandro Parenzo
• HairstylistTeresa Cicchetti
• Makeup ArtistFranco Schioppa
• Unit ManagerGastone De Mattia
• Unit ManagerMauro Porru
• Second Unit DirectorVittorio De Sisti
• Sound EffectsLuciano Anzellotti
• Sound MixerBernardino Fronzetti

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• psychotronic film

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2021-09-19· Oldenburg International Film Festival
• Physical1985-01-0116· VHS

Also known as

International titles

• Poios eide tin kyria na pethaini?GR
• Ta vimata ti nyhta fernoun to thanatoGR
• Кто видел ее смерть?SU
• Ko ju je vidio mrtvu?YU
• Canción de la muerteCL
• The ChildUS