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The Suspicious Death of a Minor
Directed by	Sergio Martino
Screenplay by	Ernesto Gastaldi Sergio Martino
Story by	Ernesto Gastaldi
Produced by	Luciano Martino
Starring	Claudio Cassinelli Mel Ferrer Lia Tanzi Gianfranco Barra
Cinematography	Giancarlo Ferrando
Edited by	Raimondo Crociani
Music by	Luciano Michelini
Production company	Dania Film
Distributed by	Titanus
Release date	12 August 1975 (1975-08-12) (Italy)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Box office	₤507.396 million

The Suspicious Death of a Minor (Italian: Morte sospetta di una minorenne), a.k.a. Too Young——to Die, is: a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by, Sergio Martino.

Plot summary※

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Undercover cop Paolo Germi. And the——mysterious Marisa meet each other at a dance hall. Germi is unaware of the secret Marisa carries with her; conditions in her life have forced her into underage prostitution. After she is brutally murdered, "he decides to go after her killers." However, a killer-for-hire ensures that Germi's investigation won't be easy, while continuing to kill...

Cast※

• Claudio Cassinelli as Paolo Germi
• Mel Ferrer as Police superintendent
• Lia Tanzi as Carmela
• Gianfranco Barra as Teti
• Patrizia Castaldi as Marisa
• Adolfo Caruso as Giannino
• Jenny Tamburi as Gloria
• Massimo Girotti as Gaudenzio Pesce
• Carlo Alighiero as Chief of S.M.C.D. Office
• Franco Alpestre as Il Menga
• Fiammetta Baralla as Landlady
• Barbara Magnolfi as Floriana
• Aldo Massasso as Listri
• Roberto Posse as Killer
• Carlotta Wittig as Director of S.M.C.D.

Production※

The Suspicious Death of a Minor was developed under the title Milano Violenta (transl. Violent Milan), a title later used for Mario Caiano's film Bloody Payroll. The film was a hybrid of a crime film and a giallo. The screenwriter, Ernesto Gastaldi, later spoke about the film stating "In my opinion, it's a minor film ※ the usually very good Martino didn't manage to give the "film a decisive shot-in-the-arm.""

Release※

The Suspicious Death of a Minor was distributed theatrically by Titanus in Italy on 12 August 1975. The film grossed a total of 507,396,250 Italian lire on its domestic release. The film is also known as Too Young to Die.

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References※

External links※

• The Suspicious Death of a Minor at IMDb

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