Assassination in Rome

1965 film by Silvio Amadio

Assassination in Rome
Italian theatrical release poster

Italian	Il segreto del vestito rosso

Directed by	Silvio Amadio
Written by	Silvio Amadio Giovanni Simonelli
Produced by	Aldo Pomilia
Starring	Hugh O'Brian Cyd Charisse Eleonora Rossi Drago Alberto Closas Memmo Carotenuto Franco Giacobini Mario Feliciani
Cinematography	Mario Pacheco
Edited by	Marcello Malvestito
Music by	Armando Trovajoli
Production companies	Apo Film Midega Film Dicifrance
Distributed by	Italcid (Italy) CEA Distribución (Spain)
Release dates	11 May 1965 (1965-05-11) (Barcelona) 7 June 1965 (1965-06-07) (Spain)
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	Italy France Spain
Languages	Italian English

Assassination in Rome (Italian: Il segreto del vestito rosso, lit. 'The Secret of the Red Dress'; Spanish: El secreto de Bill North, lit. 'The Secret of Bill North') is a 1965 giallo film co-written and directed by Silvio Amadio.

Cast

Hugh O'Brian as Dick Sherman
Cyd Charisse as Shelley North
Eleonora Rossi Drago as Erika Tiller
Alberto Closas as Inspector Baudi
Memmo Carotenuto as Dino
Alberto Dalbés as Bill North
Juliette Mayniel as Lorena Borelli
Franco Giacobini as Choco
Manuel Alexandre as Baudi's assistant
Antonio Casas
Carlos Casaravilla as Regi Bank
Gina Rovere [it] as Dino and Choco's neighbour
Philippe Lemaire as Mr. Borelli
Mario Feliciani as Charles Mallicia
José María Seoane

Production

The film was originally meant to star John Gavin, but he pulled out at the last minute and was replaced by Hugh O'Brian.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Scheuer, Philip K. (17 January 1963). "Revived 'Burlesque' Shows Infirmities: The Gags and the Gals Best Part of UCLA Production". Los Angeles Times. p. C9.
^ Alpert, Don (5 May 1963). "Cyd Charisse Strange Things Can Happen to a Pretty Girl Acting Overseas". Los Angeles Times. p. L4.