What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

"Just another suicide until the police discovered... A bloody bathroom. A maniac with a cleaver. A schoolgirl sex ring."

1974 1h 36m IT

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★7.1TMDB · 94★6.9IMDB · 3,017

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Synopsis

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An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage drop-out but he is later released due to lack of evidence. The investigation, conducted by Inspector Silvestri and the assistant public prosecutor Vittoria Stori, focuses on the girl's parents. Conspiracies and horrors pile up, as do the body parts.

“Just another suicide until the police discovered... A bloody bathroom. A maniac with a cleaver. A schoolgirl sex ring.”

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Cast

Giovanna Ralli
Asst. DA Vittoria Stori
Claudio Cassinelli
Insp. Silvestri
Mario Adorf
Insp. Valentini
Franco Fabrizi
Bruno Paglia
Farley Granger
Mr. Polvesi
Marina Berti
Mrs. Polvesi
Paolo Turco
Marcello Tosti
Corrado Gaipa
DA

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Massimo Dallamano
Writers: Massimo Dallamano, Ettore Sanzò, Ettore Sanzò
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Massimo Dallamano, shot by Franco Delli Colli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stelvio Cipriani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Antonio Siciliano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Giovanna Ralli and Claudio Cassinelli and Mario Adorf carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Just another suicide until the police discovered... A bloody bathroom. A maniac with a cleaver. A schoolgirl sex ring.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0072007 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Massimo Dallamano directs. Franco Delli Colli behind the camera. Stelvio Cipriani scores. Antonio Siciliano cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Massimo Dallamano, shot by Franco Delli Colli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Stelvio Cipriani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Antonio Siciliano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Giovanna Ralli and Claudio Cassinelli and Mario Adorf carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Just another suicide until the police discovered... A bloody bathroom. A maniac with a cleaver. A schoolgirl sex ring.".
7IMDB entry: tt0072007 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Franco Delli Colli
Original score: Stelvio Cipriani
Editing: Antonio Siciliano
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Status: Released
Box office: $2,468,000
Original language: IT
Certification (US): R
IMDB: What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 3,017 votes
MPAA: R

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JPV8522021-12-11
★ 7/10
Pretty good Italian mystery-thriller that has some poignant moments and thankfully not too many weird scenes that I often see in these kind of Italian-produced films (the only one was the media publishing a fully nude picture of a woman hanging). Otherwise, some good scenes and acting from the two main leads weren't bad. One of the better "giallo" movies I've seen among the ones I've recently watched. 3.75/5

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