The Silk Worm (1974)
Overview
Smeralda Amadier, a retired singer, lives in an isolated villa with her secretary Marcella and her lover Didier (but throws out the latter after catching him with another woman). Smeralda has huge debts and when creditors threaten her with bankruptcy she decides to sell her valuable jewels. That evening, she meets Costas, a handsome young man who seduces her. Next morning, there is no sign of him or the jewels. He was apparently a penniless gigolo, but who was his secret partner in the theft?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 1.748 |
Directed By
Mario Sequi
Crew
Mario Sequi
Alberto Travaglini
Alvaro Lanzoni
Ivo Benedetti
Riccardo D'Ottavi
Maria Pia Rocco
Angelo Novi
Francesca Romana Cofano
Elio Balletti
Domenico Comanducci
Maurizio Mangosi
Fernanda Titta
Elio Balletti
Rino Gadducci
Vittorio Dragonetti
Massimo Manasse
Antonio Gentile
Giuliano Giunti
Mario Bertolazzi
Mino Roli
Mino Roli
TOP CAST
Nadja Tiller
Smeralda Amadier
George Hilton
Didier
Riccardo Garrone
Commissioner Guarnieri
Guy Madison
Robert, Smeralda's ex-husband
Evi Marandi
Yvonne, Smeralda's sister
Evi Rigano
Marcelle
Mario Feliciani
Planget, a lawyer
Osvaldo Ruggieri
Raffaele
Carlos de Castro
Anastasios Kuskas, alias Costas Mikaelis
Vivi Gioi
Costa's ex lover
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