Italy / Mar 01, 1974
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Osvaldo Ruggieri | Raffaele |
| Carlos de Castro | Anastasios Kuskas, alias Costas Mikaelis |
| Vivi Gioi | Costa's ex lover |
Genres
MysteryThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il baco di seta |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Grado Film |
| Release date | 1 marzo 1974 |
| Executive producer | Antonio Gentile |
| Production | Massimo Manasse, Giuliano Giunti |
| Writer | Mino Roli |
| Editing | Maurizio Mangosi |
| Cinematography | Alvaro Lanzoni, Riccardo D'Ottavi, Angelo Novi, Vittorio Dragonetti |
| Assistant directors | Domenico Comanducci, Mario Sequi, Maria Pia Rocco |
| Camera operators | Riccardo D'Ottavi, Alvaro Lanzoni, Angelo Novi, Vittorio Dragonetti |
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| Additional photography | Alvaro Lanzoni, Riccardo D'Ottavi, Angelo Novi, Vittorio Dragonetti |
| Production design | Elio Balletti |
| Art direction | Elio Balletti |
| Set decoration | Elio Balletti |
| Music | Mario Bertolazzi, Ivo Benedetti |
| Sound | Ivo Benedetti, Mario Bertolazzi |
| Costume design | Francesca Romana Cofano, Alberto Travaglini, Fernanda Titta |
| Makeup | Alberto Travaglini, Francesca Romana Cofano, Fernanda Titta |
| Hairstyling | Alberto Travaglini, Francesca Romana Cofano, Fernanda Titta |
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